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Stories of Detection and Mystery Contents I. Mystery and Detective fiction II. Beginnings of Mystery Fiction III. Types of Mysteries IV. Elements in a Mystery V. Stories of Detection and Mystery Mystery and Detective Fiction 1. Early Arabic detective fiction “The Three Apples” (from Arabian Nights) 2. Early Chinese detective fiction Cases by Judge Bao Zheng—by An Yushi Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee—by Robert Van Gulik 3. Early Western detective fiction The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1841)—by Poe Bleak House (1853)—by Dickens The Moonstone (1868) )—by Collins A Study in Scarlet (1887)—by Conan Doyle The Innocence of Father Brown (1911)—Chesterton Agatha Christie The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1921) Dorothy Sayers Whose Body (1923) John Dickson Carr It Walks By Night (1930) Classification of Mystery Hard-boiled Mystery A hard-boiled detective novel is a gritty detective story with a street smart professional investigator at its core. These realistic novels are generally set in a world permeated by violence and corruption Soft-boiled Mystery Focus of the story is on the crime itself, but takes into account interpersonal relationships, family and friends. The plot is generally set in a small, close, discreet and non-violent community. Cozy The lightest style of mystery, one without blood and gore, although they almost always involve a nice, civilized murder. The sleuth is nearly always a reluctant amateur. The protagonist will never be the criminal. Murders generally take place close to home. Police procedural In Police Procedurals, the investigative process is often more important to the story than the investigative characters who tend to provide the solution to the crime as a group effort rather than through individual efforts. Amateur detective mystery In an amateur detective mystery, the detective is someone who becomes involved in the plot by accident. The detective in these types of mysteries doesnt follow the