Setting
The setting is important because...
Crime fiction needs something to disrupt or throw into disorder.
What kind of lives do the characters live.
Problematic.
This famous detective uses deduction.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
Most crime stories start with this.
what is murder?
Crime fiction is about crimes and their...
What is detection (solving them)?
ig cities show contrast and problems. Name one.
What is London (or New York/Los Angeles)?
What do many detectives have in their past?
What is a troubled life?
What does Holmes say must be true?
Whatever is left, no matter how strange.
This is the part where the detective looks for answers.
What is invenstigation?
Many stories deal with real-world problems, like...
What are drugs or violence?
A place you can’t leave during the story is part of this type of mystery.
What is a locked room mystery?
This kind of “sense” helps the detective solve the case.
What is a sixth sense?
This method means thinking logically to find the answer.
What is deduction?
A twist that changes what the reader believes.
What is revealing/reveal
These people do not follow society’s rules.
Who are criminals?
Writers use this style to make the place feel real.
What is realism?
Hardboiled detectives usually work like this.
What is alone and tough?
A clue that tricks the reader is called this.
What is a red herring?
A rule says the detective should not be this person.
What is the criminal?
The reader might feel this after reading crime fiction.
What is reassurance (comfort)?
A setting can show a character’s feelings. What’s this called?
What is symbolic landscape?
Some stories make this person the main character.
What is the criminal?
Some stories focus less on the mystery and more on this.
What is the character’s psychology?
A tool that slows down the story.
What is a pull effect (like an annoying boss)?
Crime fiction helps us think about this kind of question.
What is good and evil?