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Graded reading course An introduction to detective stories: Holmes Stories What is a detective story? C. Hugh Holman’s A Handbook to Literature defines a detective story as “a novel or short story in which a crime, usually a murder – the identity of the perpetrator unknown –is solved by a detective through a logical assembling and interpretation of palpable evidence, known as clues.” The first detective stories were written by Edgar Allan Poe. Discussion Could you name a few detective stories (or movies, TV series) you’ve read (or watched)? Which are your favorites? Discussion What are the