Whodunit

from The Hound of the Baskervilles, derives from the British Whodunit genre of detective mystery. It strives from the genre slightly in that Holmes’ reasoning is quite challenging to follow, which is uncharacteristic with the whodunit subgenre. However, his story fits other characteristics from the genre and his story also fits many of the criteria of the detective story. The whodunit genre has many distinct characteristics. Whodunit novels were usually written by British authors, and Sir Arthur

like a conventional "whodunit". Many of the characters in the play are strong individuals such as the Inspector, who is a typical conventional character. JB.Priestly uses dramatic devices and cliffhangers, which turn the play into "whodunit". However, in many respects "An Inspector Calls" is different since the inspector is only interrogating and doesn't go beyond, finding out what happened. "An Inspector Calls" is just like a traditional whodunit by how most of the

The TV series of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a popular literature of today’s entertainment delving into the concept and genre of detective/crime fiction. With multiple seasons under its belt the popular works has been able to create multiple concepts of this detective literature drawing on from writers creativity as well as the realistic crimes that have transpired past and present within our societies, evident in the text study of CSI season 1 episode 9 “Unfriendly Skies”. This popular literature

steal, lie, obtain money in immoral ways, and even to commit the act of murder. In “The Adventure of the Speckled Band,” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle uses the “whodunit” plot structure to convey how our greed for wealth drives us to perform horrible acts that, in the end, lead to a larger problem. At the beginning of the story, Doyle uses the whodunit plot and lets the imagination of the readers run wild. When Miss Stoner explains the odd death of her sister, she tells Sherlock what her sister told her

the globe, to identify new relevancy with unique cinematic selections. Beginning with modern 20th century Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo, translated as The Kindaichi Case Files, incorporates the young, or teenage, genius detective motif within the “whodunit” branch of the genre. The characterization and foils represent more modern adaptions to the genre and a shift of target audience for detective fiction in Japan, a direct contrast to recent detective fiction characterizations found in BBC’s Sherlock

Se7en, another great by director David Fincher is a crime thriller made in 1995. In this movie, we follow the story of two detectives, arrogant and young David Mills (Brad Pitt) and retiring veteran William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) on Somerset’s final case. In a city of what seems like never ending rain, John Doe (Kevin Spacey) commits well thought out murders based on the Seven Deadly Sins. Together the detectives follow the trail of Doe and are introduced to the results of his horrific homicides

the night of June 12, 1994 one of history's greatest murder mysteries that has yet to be solved still remains in question. The O.J. Simpson Trial was one of the biggest trial that lasted 8 months in time and yet the case still remains open as for whodunit is yet to be solved. It involves the death of Nicole Brown SImpson (O.J. Simpson's ex-wife) and Ron Goldman. Even though many supporting evidence pointed toward O.J. Simpson on October 3 around 10 a.m. he was declared “Not Guilty.” In the case of

What makes mystery novels so exciting? Is it the thrill of what is to come? Is it the mental challenge to try to solve the unknown? Whatever it is, Agatha Christie has shaped the mystery genre for history. Christie, born on September 15, 1890, lived in the small village of Torquay. Travelling around Europe trying to find a career in singing, and later helping out with the war effort, Christie got into writing her first book from a dare. Christie’s sister, Madge, dared Christie that she could not

In the article, “Dangerous Minds” Malcolm Gladwell first grasps his reader’s attention via crime stories, then goes on elaborating the criminal profiling processes. He defines the types of criminal profiling, whodunit and hedunit. In whodunit, “the traditional detective story…centers on the detective search for the culprit” while in hedunit, “the nest is narrowed. The crime doesn’t initiate our search for the killer. It defines the killer for us.” He emphasizes on the profiling

Argument of a play: A-play-within-a-play in “The Real Inspector Hound." "The Real Inspector Hound" is a play by Tom Stoppard whose plot follows two theater critics called BirdBoot and Moon as they attended a play in London. The play also traces the narrative arc of the two theater critics as well as the narrative arc of the murder mystery play that they are assigned to review. In the play, Tom Stoppard provides a story and a one-act parody play about the nature of role playing in a detective fiction