The Rules
A good detective story has a recognisable rhythm and plot points.
A good detective story has a recognisable rhythm and plot points. But how did these tropes come about? And what happens when you break the rules?
This archive episode of Shedunnit was first published on 6th February 2019.
Books and articles mentioned in order of appearance:
鈥擳he Red House Mystery by A. A. Milne
鈥擳. S. Eliot on detective fiction
鈥擳he Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
鈥擲. S. van Dine鈥檚 鈥淭wenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories鈥�
鈥擲trong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
鈥擳he ABC Murders by Agatha Christie
鈥擴nnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers
鈥擱onald Knox鈥檚 Decalogue
鈥擳he Golden Age of Murder by Martin Edwards
鈥擝usman鈥檚 Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers
鈥擳he Hollow Man by John Dickson Carr
鈥擳he Eye in the Museum by J. J. Connington
鈥擳he Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
鈥斺�漌ho Cares Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?鈥� by Edmund Wilson
鈥擣ive Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
鈥擳he Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham
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