0123401234ConceptMysteryfictionisaloosely-definedtermtodescribeakindofnovelorshortstoryinwhichadetective(eitherprofessionaloramateur)investigatesandsolvesacrime.mysteryfictionmaysometimesbelimitedtothesubsetofdetectivestoriesinwhichtheemphasisisonthepuzzleelementanditslogicalsolution,asacontrasttohardboileddetectivestories,whichfocusonactionandgrittyrealism.01234ClassificationTraditionalmysterySocialmysteryHardboiledmysteryPolicemysteryHistorialmysteryPeriodmysteryTranshistorialmystery01234TraditionalMysteryFictionMainstreamImaginationandlogicalitySecretroomordesertedislandEqualstatus&ThesamecluesChallengetothereaders01234SocialMysteryFictionReflectanddescribethesocialrealityOppositiontotraditionalmysteryfiction01234PoliceMysteryFictionNoexpertdetectivesTheprocessofthosepolicemencrackingacriminalcase01234HardboiledMysteryFictionDistinguishedbytheunsentimentalportrayalofviolenceandsexBelieveingthepowerofarmsThehardboileddetectivealsohasacharacteristicallytoughattitude:cool,cocky,flippant01234Tencommandmentofdetection•Thecriminalmustbesomeonementionedintheearlypartofthestory,butmustnotbeanyonewhosethoughtsthereaderhasbeenallowedtofollow.•Allsupernaturalorpreternaturalagenciesareruledoutasamatterofcourse.•Notmorethanonesecretroomorpassageisallowable.•Nohitherto(迄今)undiscoveredpoisonsmaybeused,noranyappliancewhichwillneedalongscientificexplanationattheend.•NoChinamanmustfigureinthestory.•Noaccidentmusteverhelpthedetective,normustheeverhaveanunaccountableintuitionwhichprovestoberight.•Thedetectivemustnothimselfcommitthecrime.•Thedetectivemustnotlightonanyclueswhicharenotinstantlyproducedfortheinspectionofthereader.•Thestupidfriendofthedetective,theWatson,mustnotconcealanythoughtswhichpassthroughhismind;hisintelligencemustbeslightly,butveryslightly,belowthatoftheaveragereader.•Twinbrothers,anddoublesgenerally,mustnotappearunlesswehavebeendulypreparedforthem.01234TheMastersandTheirGreatWorks01234EdgarAllanPoeTheinventorofthemysteryfictiongenreTheMurdersintheRueMorgueTheMysteryofMarieRogêtThePurloinedLetterTheGold-Bug01234WilliamWilkieCollinsThefatherofEnglishmysteryfictionTheMoonstoneTheWomeninWhite01234ArthurConanDoyleSherlockHolmesSeriesAStudyinScarletTheSignofFourAScandalinBohemiaTheRed-HeadedLeagueACaseofIdentityTheBoscombeValleyMysteryTheFiveOrangePipsTheManwithTwistedLip01234JohnDicksonCarrThekingofsecretroomTheThreeCoffinsTheCrookedHingeTheJudasWindow01234AgathaChristieThequeenofmysteryfictionMurderontheOrientExpressDeathontheNileAndThenThereWereNoneTheMurderofRogerAckroyd01234ElleryQueen•TheRomanHatMystery•TheFrenchPowderMystery•TheDutchShoeMystery--1931•TheGreekCoffinMystery•TheEgyptianCrossMystery•TheChineseOrangeMystery•TheSpanishCapeMystery•TheAmericanGunMystery•TheSiameseTwinMystery-•TheTragedyofX•TheTragedyofY•TheTragedyofZ01234Maurice-Marie-ÉmileLeblancArsèneLupinSeriesThefirstancesterofthiefdetectives《奇怪的屋子》(Lademeuremystérieuse,)《亚森·罗宾被捕记》(绅士怪盗)(ArsèneLupin,gentleman-cambrioleur)《怪盗与名侦探》(ArsèneLupincontreHerlockSholmès)01234EmmaOrczyAnEnglishLordTheOldmanintheCornerThefirstArmchairdetective01234GilbertKeithChestertonCriminalpsychologyFatherBrown01234DorothyLeighSayersEqualpopularitywithAgathaChristieLordPeterWimsey01234JosephineTeyOnlyeightnovelsHistorialmysteryTheDaughterofTime01234S·S·VanDineThefatherofAmericanmysteryfiction•TheBensonMurderCase•TheCanaryMurderCase•TheGreeneMurderCase•TheKidnapMurderCase•TheScarabMurderCase•TheKennelMurderCase•TheDragonMurderCase•TheCasinoMurderCase•TheGardenMurderCase•TheBishopMurderCase01234RaymondChandlerTheinventorofhardboiledmysteryfictionTheBigSleepTheLongGoodbye01234LawrenceBlockTheoutstandingdelegateofhardboiledmysteryfictionTheSinsoftheFathersIntheMidstofDeadEverybodyDiesAlltheFlowersareDyingEightMillionWaystoDie01234FamousdetectivesinmysterynovelsSherlockHolmesArsèneLupinHerculePoirotMissMarpleElleryQueenMatthewScudderDonaldLam01234SherlockHolmesAbrilliantmanofwidelearningPayattentiontodetailsatcriminalsceneWhenyouhaveeliminatedalltheimpossiblities,whateverremains,howeverimprobable,mustbethetruth.01234ArsèneLupinThiefdetectivesRobtherichtofeedthepoorGracefulGentleman01234HerculePoirotThemostfamousdetectiveinAgathaChristie’snovels.Egg-shapedheadandhandlebarmustache(八字胡)CleanlinessPayattentiontopeople’spsychologyratherthanevidence.01234MissMarpleAsinglegrannyFindcriminalsthroughchattingwithrelatedpeopleArmchairdetective01234ElleryQueenAdetectivecreatedbyElleryQueenAlsoamysteryfictionwriter01234MatthewScudderEightMillionWaystoDieUsedtobeapolicemaninNewYorkQuitedtheofficebecauseofintemperance01234DonaldLamPrivatedetectiveUsedtobealawyerBegoodatescapingfromthetracingofpolicebyusingtheloopholes