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Detective Story Elements

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  • Detailed character descriptions -
    The reader should have a vivid picture of each character in their mind
  • Evidence -
    Clues
  • A companion -
    A companion for the detective (usually less intelligent than the detective)
  • The place where the police goes is -
    A crime scene
  • Suspense -
    the protagonist should get stuck in a couple of impossible-seeming situations and experience obstacles
  • A device made of glass that helps -
    A magnifier
  • A detective -
    An eccentric but intelligent detective who the reader admires - they are satisfied when he solves the mystery
  • Solution -
    A satisfactory resolution in which the mystery is solved and the motive is clear. This shouldn’t come too early
  • People who are possibly the criminals
    Suspects
  • Mystery -
    solving the mystery is a challenge to the reader as well as the detective. Often a murder or large theft
  • Conflict -
    The problem
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