True Detective

Detective fiction nowadays is taken for granted as a trite genre, abundant in any library collection. However, in Victorian England, this genre was completely undeveloped. In 1868, Wilkie Collins wrote The Moonstone, which served as a remarkable testament to his creative brilliance, for the novel single hardly inaugurated a new genre; one of suspense and mystery. His innovative use of the novel as a historical citation with multiple narrators showed his literary prowess and vision as a writer.…

world we live in today, detective fiction is a male dominated genre. Detectives are usually white males who solve dangerous crimes such as murder. If women are involved, they are usually characterized as damsels in distress or femme fatales. It is a man’s world; therefore, it is the sole responsibility of men to be the protectors. For centuries, we have lived in a patriarchal society and this mindset has influenced this genre significantly. Men are deemed better detectives because they are…

A Murder, Glaspell’s A Jury of Her Peers, 48 Hours’ Nightmare in Napa, and the podcast Serial are all examples of popular true crime medias. People enjoy true crime because its purpose is to inform and entertain others. True crime medias are made to educate the public about peculiar parts of life that are not discussed in a normal, day-to-day conversation. Learning about true crime allows others to be capable of looking at life through a different lens. When looking through a different lens,…

Deuteronomy 32:35, the Bible says, “It is mine to avenge; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; their day of disaster is near and their doom rushes upon him.” (“BibleGateway”). The novel Murder on the Orient Express follows the journey of Detective Hercule Poirot as he attempts to solve the murder of Mr. Samuel Ratchett while on the Orient Express. He eventually does conclude that all the passengers except for one had an involvement in the murder. A consistent theme throughout the…

Matthew Southworth and the audio podcast Nick Carter: Master Detective starring Lon Clack portray the different roles of gender in detective fiction. Nick Carter was on the radio from 1943 to 1955, and represents more traditional roles of gender. Although the character Nick Carter was chronicled in books and a movie, the most well- known installment of his story was the radio show. Over the many episodes, the radio show followed detective Nick Carter and his female assistant, Patsy on different…

Conan Doyle, and Hercule Poirot, created by Agatha Christie, are both famed intellectual detectives and share many aspects, there are also many distinctions that distinguish their characters from one another, the most prominent examples being their appearance, their…

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…

pioneers of the English detective fiction and he created a new trend in detective fiction through his Sherlock Holmes stories. He is the inspirational force behind many modern sleuths, who still show the traces of Sherlock Holmes, the first scientific detective of the world. Many writers of the later centuries were greatly influenced by Doyle. Isaac Asimov, the popular American mastermind, is one of those writers, who were attracted by Doyle. Though he once told that he was not a true enthusiast…

It was a dark cold winter night. The detective knew he would find his killer in this spot because of the suspect's phone records. When he finally showed up the detective quickly put the criminal in hand cuffs. This is what detectives do on the job. They investigate a crime, find out who did it, find out how find the criminal or suspect, and then put the criminal in prison. But to do this the investigator need certain things. Detectives need to have training in the police academy, experience…

Out of all the detective stories, the two that have made the most impact in the genre are Edgar Allen Poe’s C. Auguste Dupin and Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes. Although they were written years apart, Holmes and Dupin have as much in common, such as skills, qualities and results, as they have differences. This essay will focus on comparing and contrasting these two detectives. First, Dupin and Holmes have certain methods, qualities and skills in common. Second, the successes and failures…