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  2. Detective fiction - Wikipedia

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    Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around the same time as speculative fiction and other genre fiction in the mid-nineteenth century and has remained extremely ...

  3. Closed circle of suspects - Wikipedia

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    The closed circle of suspects is a common element of detective fiction, and the subgenre that employs it can be referred to as the closed circle mystery. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Less precisely, this subgenre – works with the closed circle literary device – is simply known as the "classic", "traditional" or "cozy" detective fiction.

  4. Mystery film - Wikipedia

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    A mystery film is a film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective , private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.

  5. List of fictional detectives - Wikipedia

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    Armed Detective Agency - an organization from the animanga series Bungou Stray Dogs, the most notable of which being Edogawa Ranpo. Kyouko Okitegami - protagonist of Nisio Isin's novel series Bōkyaku Tantei. She is a famous detective who finishes all her cases in one day, because she resets her memory every time she goes to sleep.

  6. Category:Detective films - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Detective films" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. P. Poochandi; T. This City ...

  7. Crime fiction - Wikipedia

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    Sherlock Holmes (foreground) oversees the arrest of a criminal; this hero of crime fiction popularized the genre.. Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, often a murder. [1]

  8. Category:American detective films - Wikipedia

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    Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie; Murder Between Friends; Murder by Death; Murder in a Small Town; Murder Me, Murder You; Murder, My Sweet; Murder Mystery (film) Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film) My Gun Is Quick (film) Mysterious Intruder; The Mysterious Mr. Wong; Mystery House (film) Mystic River (film)

  9. List of mystery films - Wikipedia

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    A mystery film is a genre of film revolving around the solution to a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of a protagonist to solve the mystery by means of clues, investigation, and deduction. This is a list of mystery films by decade.