Mad Detective

Sherlock Holmes has been extremely popular since Sir Author Conan Doyle created him. Holmes is a fictional character in the late 19th century who was a remarkable detective. He is known for solving mysterious cases that no other person could solve, not even the police. Sherlock is an excellent detective for his use of observations, deductions, and imagination. Holmes uses these skills in the stories: “A Study in Scarlet”, “The Speckled Band”, and “Silver Blaze”. In the short story “A Study in…

Film Noir includes dark, suspense-filled and thrilling mysteries. They are usually ambiguous, pessimistic and emphasize the isolated feel of the modern cities. The usage of low-key lighting and dark colors to create high contrast on screen is very common. Low-angle shots and Dutch camera angles, which are shot with tilted camera angles, are used to portray tension. Instead of showing a person directly, they commonly used disorientation and showed people reflected in a mirror. Film Noirs take…

Hound of the Baskervilles: Movie vs. Book The Hound of the Baskervilles, written by Sir Conan Doyle, has a movie adaptation. The Hound of the Baskervilles is a thrilling movie adaptation to the book. The Hound of the Baskervilles is about how Sherlock Holmes solves the mystery of the hound that haunts the Baskerville family. It is one of the most famous and celebrated works Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ever wrote. Although movies are supposed to be very similar to the book, in this case they are…

Arthur Miller and Edgar Allan Poe Considered one of the greatest American playwrights of the 20th century is Arthur Miller. His best known plays include 'All My Sons,' 'A View from the Bridge,' 'The Crucible' and the Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Death of a Salesman.' Arthur Miller was born in Harlem, New York on October 17, 1915 to an immigrant family of Polish and Jewish descent. His father, Isidore, owned a successful coat manufacturing business, and his mother, Augusta, to whom he was closer, was…

The first hard-boiled mystery author was Raymond Chandler himself. Stimulating mysteries generated by Raymond Chandler included his hard-boiled detective, Philip Marlowe. A narrative called “Killer in the Rain” was Chandler’s fourth published story, yet it intensified Marlowe’s character despite the fact it was early in the Marlowe series. Additionally, the majority of Chandler’s pieces were acknowledged…

style and idea have significant affections to today’s detective stories. Raymond Chandler was born in Chicago, Illinois. Although he wanted to be a good writer, his mother and grandmother insisted him to be a civil servant. After having an oil business for many years, he was fired because of drunkenness and absence. In order to make a living, he began to write some novels by imitating his favorite writer’s styles. In 1933, his first detective story was contributed to “Black Mask”. From 1933 to…

Moving on to the appearance of detective genre on the screen, Maloney claims that filming in the early 1900s was rather basic, as of being almost dependent on images and visual elements. The actors had to rely on their costumes, facial expressions and the set to be able to get the message across to the audience. After 1903 and 1906 the film industry flourished, describes Maloney, and new techniques and equipment such as the mobile camera, the close-up and the editing of the films was introduced.…

story. In this case, this murder mystery examines justice in a strange way: by making the victims of murder who committed murder themselves and through the act of murder. The action of a detective solves the crime and ensures that the murderer pays for his or her deed. Judge Wargrave does the work of detective and murderer by picking out those who are guilty and punishing them. I think that these acts of justice on Indian Island are unacceptable and…

In the suspenseful book, And Then There Were None, ten strangers are lured to a remote island. While they are awaiting for the mysterious host to appear, a recording tells accusations on each of the ten guests. One by one each guest is murdered. How their murder was executed was based upon a nursery rhyme called “Ten Little Indians”. The thrilling novel And Then There Were None, written by Agatha Christie, was one to keep readers up all night who were unwilling to put the book down. The mystery…

and how. In Maltese Falcon by Danshiell Hammett, in the beginning of the story you are given two main characters that are important to the whole plot of the book: Brigid O’Shaughnessy the woman claiming to be looking for her “missing sister” and Detective Spade the man trying to find out who killed his partner. During the whole novel the author gives you clues that point out the obvious on who the killer actually is from Brigid’s office visit, the flamboyant queer, and lastly the prize for…