Inverted detective story
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inverted-detective-story-207-7413140
title:
Inverted detective story
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An inverted detective story, also known as a "howcatchem", is a murder mystery fiction structure in which the commission of the crime is shown or described at the beginning, usually including the identity of the perpetrator. The story then describes the detective's attempt to solve the mystery. There may also be subsidiary puzzles, such as why the crime was committed, and they are explained or resolved during the story. This format is the opposite of the more typical "whodunit", where all of the
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Story where crime is shown in the beginning
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverted_detective_story
date created:
2005-08-19T02:17:58Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T01:11:25Z
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