Mystery novels are novels that use reasoning to solve story puzzles (mostly to find out the murderer). Usually the stories contain murder cases and detectives, and some of them do not focus on murder. Main plot trends, such as finding lost objects or solving the mystery of strange events. A type of detective novel, but it is not always the detective who solves the mystery
(1) 1841-1912
Short detective novels are the mainstream.
Representative writers: Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, R.A. Freeman, Jack Futriton;
(2) 1913 ——Twenties
1) E. C. Bentley's "The Last Case of Special Lun Special" was published in 1913. It is considered the beginning of classical mystery novels.
2) In 1920, Agatha Christie's debut novel "The Mysterious Case at Styles Manor" and Freeman Crofts' "The Bucket" brought mystery novels into the golden age.
(3) The 1930s
Classical mystery novels reached their heyday. Hard-boiled detective novels began to emerge in the late 1920s, and the United States gained greater room for development during this period, with Raymond Chandler being particularly famous in the late 1930s. At the same time, pure crime novels with a focus on psychology began to enter the stage in Britain.
(4) The 1940s
Classical mystery novels are still strong, but their status has gradually been replaced by pure crime novels and psychological suspense novels. It led to the popularity of spy novels, and police novels also became popular.
(5) 1950s
Hard-boiled detective novels, pure crime novels and psychological suspense novels became mainstream.
(6) The 1960s
1) It was a period of decline for mystery novels.
2) The emergence of 007 James Bond has rekindled the enthusiasm for spy novels.
(7) The 1970s
Spy novels are still selling well, and hard-boiled detective novels also have a glimmer of vitality. But the latest trend is historical mystery novels.
(8) The 1980s - the new century
With hundreds of schools of thought contending, all types of mystery and detective novels have relatively large room for improvement and development.
Representative figure: Lawrence Block.
Mystery novels originated in the United States, developed in the United Kingdom, and became popular in Japan. The Japanese literary community is currently paying the most attention to the development of mystery novels in the world. At present, the mainstream mystery novels on the market mainly come from two sources: European and American mysteries and Japanese mysteries, and most of them are translated novels. There are very few mystery novels written in Chinese, and they are still a niche culture in the mystery world and are still in their infancy. In Japan, where the ACG industry is developed, mystery animation comics are also appearing.
[Edit this paragraph] The Golden Age
(1) 1920 Agatha Christie’s debut novel "The Mysterious Case at Styles Manor" and Freeman Clough Zi's ??"The Bucket" brought mystery detective novels into the golden age.
(2) The Big Three of the Golden Age:
Ellery Quinn
John Dixon Carr
Ah Gaza Christie
(3) The famous mystery writer in the golden age and his debut novel
English:
E.C. Bentley's "Trent's Last" "The Case" 1913
Agatha Christie "The Mysterious Case at Styles Manor" 1920
Freeman Welles Crofts "The Bucket" 1920< /p>
A.A. Minion, "The Mystery of the Red Room" 1922
Dorothy L. Sayers, "Whose Body" 1923
A? E. W. Mason, "Jane House," 1924
Ronald Berkeley, "The Overland Bridge Murders," 1925
Anthony Berkeley, "The Poisoned Chocolate Murders," 1929
United States:
S. Van Dyne, "The Benson Murders," 1926
Ellery Quinn, "The Mystery of the Roman Hat," 1929
John Dickson Carr's "Night Walk" 1930
Genre introduction
The classification of genres in mystery novels is very similar to the general literary classification, and most of them are vague. What is difficult to classify clearly is that there will always be a work that some people identify as belonging to different factions at the same time, and few works can be accurately classified into a certain category. However, there are still some differences between genres. This is just a brief introduction to several common proper nouns, but please note that even the definitions of the following nouns are sometimes somewhat different.
Benge School: also known as Classical School or Traditional School. Taking reasoning and solving puzzles as the main trend is the mainstream of mystery novels. The so-called "honkaku" is a term introduced from Japan, which means "orthodox"; some people define honkaku as "a novel that combines fantasy mysteries (mainly related to crime) and highly logical novels. Honkaku school can satisfy Readers who enjoy solving puzzles usually try their best to let the reader and the detective have the same clues and be on the same level. Some authors in the original school will have a declaration of "challenging the reader" in their books (such as Ellery Quay). (because), that is, telling the reader "Here you have enough clues to solve the puzzle" and challenging the reader to solve the puzzle like a detective.
Therefore, paying attention to fairness and rational logic are the characteristics of this type of reasoning. The Honge school also has another characteristic. Because of the "fantasy mystery", there are secret room murder cases or murder cases trapped on an isolated island. The realistic social school is It is difficult to have such a feature, because this kind of murder case is not just a fantasy. How can there be so many strange nameless islands where murders can occur in reality? How could there be so many secret rooms? Therefore, the focus of the socialists is on "social criticism and description of human nature", not on solving mysteries. Therefore, the Benge School is often considered by people from the Socialist School to be just talking on paper, but the books belonging to the Socialist School look much darker.
Transformation School: Focusing on creating a weird atmosphere and abnormal psychology, the mysteries are usually very surprising or whimsical, focusing on unexpected storylines.
Socialist: To some extent, it was born to oppose the "puzzle games on paper" of the original school. It emphasizes that mystery novels should not only be reasoning, but should also reflect and describe the real society. This school of mystery novels focuses more on social realism.
Hard Guy School: The poverty, misfortune and increased violence in American society during the Great Depression of the 1930s produced a group of writers with completely different ideological trends from the golden age. Most of them started from cheap magazines, and the detectives they wrote were not all-powerful. They believed in the power of weapons and could be called tough guys. Therefore, they were called the "tough guy faction." Among them, the most famous masters and representatives include: Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Lawrence Block, etc.
Realism: Mystery novels without detectives. They mainly describe the process of detectives (police officers) tracking down clues. The Bucket of Freeman Crofts is a representative work among them.
Court Faction: As the name suggests, it focuses on court debates. Usually the scene takes place in the court, and no legal regulations are used to suppress people. This makes people feel relieved; the reasoning process in the court is often a process of deliberation. Small loopholes were used to uncover some clues, and then after several court sessions, the verdict was overturned on the spot.
Historical mystery:
(1) There are generally two types in Europe and the United States:
1) The background of the novel is completely based on the past era , called "period detective novels".
2) A contemporary detective investigates a long-standing case, which is called a "transhistorical detective novel."
Examples of the former include "Uncle Abner, the Mysterious Master" by early American writer Melville Davidson Post, and examples of the latter include "The Daughter of Time" by Josephine Tey. .
(2) The most famous historical mystery novel is "The Daughter of Time" by Tie Yi.
Creative Code
The well-known Code of Creation of Mystery Novels has two different versions, both of which are standards for the creation of mystery novels. In 1928, Knox proposed the Ten Codes of Mystery Novels. After the admonition, the well-known mystery writer Van Dyne proposed twenty rules for mystery novels.
The content is as follows:
Mystery fiction is an intellectual game, more like a competition. The author must play this game fairly with the readers. He must use strategies and While deceitful, maintain a certain level of honesty, never going so far as to cheat in a game of bridge. He must outwit his readers and arouse readers' interest through clever yet honest design. Therefore, there are extremely clear rules for writing mystery novels. Although they are unwritten rules, they are fully binding. Every respected or self-respecting novel author must obey these rules.
Herein, we specifically list these provisions that should be called "commandments". Part of them is based on the principles followed by all great writers of mystery novels, and the other part comes from the inner beliefs of all honest writers. Result:
(A) Compare the cigarette butts left at the scene of the crime with the brand of cigarettes smoked by the suspect to find the murderer.
(B) Pretend that the ghost of the victim appears, scaring the murderer into confessing.
(C) Forged fingerprints.
(D) Use a dummy to create an alibi.
(E) Because the dog does not bark, it means that the intruder is an acquaintance.
(F) An innocent man is identified as the murderer, but it turns out that he is the murderer's twin brother (or sister), or a very similar-looking relative.
(G) Inject with a syringe or put drugs in drinks.
(H) The murders really begin after the police break into a locked room.
(I) Use related words to test guilt.
(J) Use passwords or secret words, which are eventually discovered by detectives.
Famous mystery writers
(1) Famous mystery novel writers:
The originator of mystery novels: Edgar Allan Poe
King of the Chamber of Secrets: John Dixon Carr
Queen of Mystery Novels: Agatha Christie
Father of Detective Mysteries: Edogawa Ranpo
p>Japanese Christie: Etsuko Hitoko (a famous female writer of mystery novels who is bedridden.
A famous brother-sister detective written after her and her brother's names and images)
The most outstanding representative of contemporary hard-boiled detective novels and the world-renowned master of American detective novels: Lawrence Block
The author of the first Japanese mystery novel introduced after China was liberated is - Matsumoto Seicho
(2) The 13 most influential mystery novel writers in Europe and the United States (the greatest achievement):
01, Edgar Allan Poe (the originator of mystery novels)
02, Arthur Conan Doyle (the famous detective Sherlock Holmes is widely loved by mystery fans around the world) I love it and still love it)
03, John Dixon Carr (King of the Chamber of Secrets, one of the Big Three)
04, Agatha Christie (Queen of Mystery Novels) , one of the Big Three)
05, Ellery Quinn (one of the Three Big Three, master of mystery novels)
06, Maurice Lublanc (created the Phantom Thief Ancestor Yassen Luoping)
07, Emma Oshiz (created the first easy chair detective in history - the old man in the corner)
08, G?K Chesterton (the first to use criminal psychology to reason about the case)
09, Dorothy L. Sayers (as famous as Agatha, the famous detective Lord Peter Wimsey, was also Known as the last aristocratic detective)
10. S.S. Van Dyne (who wrote the Twenty Commandments of Mystery and is a master of mystery novels)
11. Dashel Hammy. Special (the founder of the tough guy group)
12. Raymond Chandler (the master and director of the tough guy group, whose works are very popular, and the famous detective Philip Marlowe was put on the screen)
13. Lawrence Block (the most outstanding representative of contemporary hard-boiled detective novels)
(3) Japan’s 12 most influential mystery novel writers
< p>Edogawa Ranpo Henggou Masashi Takagi Hoshimitsu Matsumoto Kiyoshi Hiro Niki Etsuko (female) Natsuki Shizuko (female)Nishimura Kyotaro Morimura Seiichi Shimada Shoji Ayatsuji Yuki Akagawa Jiro Arisu Kawa Arisu< /p>
(4) Details
Europe and America
Edgar Allan Poe
(Edgar Allan Poe): American writer, The ancestor of mystery novels, his work "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" is recognized as the world's first mystery novel. Together with the other four works "The Gold Bug", "The Purloined Letter", "The Mystery of Mary Roger" and "You Are the Murderer", it established the basic tricks and writing methods of mystery novels, which no one can master till now
Arthur Conan Doyle
(Conan Doyle): British writer, his famous detective Sherlock Holmes is widely loved by mystery fans around the world and continues to this day.
Maurice Leblanc
(Maurice Leblanc): French writer, popular all over the world with his stories about the charming thief Arsene Lupin.
Emma Orczy
(Emma Orczy): Hungarian-British writer, created the first easy chair detective in history - the old man in the corner.
G?K Chesterton (G, K, Chesterton):
British writer, literary critic and theologian, because of his love for mystery novels, he is not only committed to promoting them, but also He wrote mystery novels himself, and his most famous character is "Father Brown". It can be said that he was the first to use criminal psychology to reason about the case, competing with Sherlock Holmes's emphasis on evidence.
S. Van Dine (S, S, Van Dine):
Because I was seriously ill, I chose to read mystery novels in the hospital bed. After I recovered, I also started writing. Composed, wrote the Twenty Commandments of Reasoning, and authored The Murder of a Bishop.
Agatha Christie:
British, known as the "Queen of Mystery Novels", who created a large number of novels throughout her life, and wrote famous detectives such as Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.
Dorothy L. Sayers:
British, as famous as Agatha, wrote the famous detective Lord Peter Wimsey, who was also Known as the last noble detective.
Dashiell Hammett:
American, the founder of the tough guy group, the famous detective in his novel is Sam Speight.
Raymond Chandler:
American, the first developer of the tough guy faction, the famous detective in his novel is Philip Marlowe.
Georges Simenon (1903-1989):
French writer, a prolific fast writer, who created the famous detective Inspector Magre.
John Creasy (1908-1973):
British writer, one of the most prolific writers in the history of mystery novels, often published under different pen names and won awards. The protagonist is famously Detective Gideon.
Ellery Queen:
American.
This is a pseudonym, actually created by two cousins ??***. The novel includes the eponymous detectives Ellery Quinn and Jerry Lane.
John Dickson Carr (1905-1977):
An American writer who is good at creating a mysterious atmosphere and is famous for his secret room reasoning. Known as "The King", his detectives include Dr. Gideon Fell (Dr. Gideon Fell) and Sir Henry Meriwell.
Lawrence Block:
Active American writer, winner of the 1994 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Lifetime Master Award. Famous for the alcoholic private detective Matthew Scudder and the Elegant Thief series.
Minette Walters:
A current British female writer, she is the first to write three novels since 1992 with "The Igloo", "The Sculptor" and "The Tongue". This new book has won three important British and American awards.
Sue Grafton:
American writer, the detective in the novel is the female private detective Jin Si Mei Fang.
Japan
Edogawa Ranpo: The originator of the Japanese Honkoku school, which changed the status of mystery novels in Japan. The style is romantic and imaginative. There is the Edogawa Ranpo Award in his name, which specifically honors new writers.
Hengmou Zhengshi: a representative figure of the Japanese Biange sect.
Takagi Binguang
Matsumoto Seicho: His creation broke the fixed pattern of the original style and the changed style in the early Japanese detective novel world, and created the field of social realism mystery novels.
Etsuko Niki: (1928～1986)
Known as the "Japanese Christie". A writer of mystery novels. Born in Tokyo. Later moved to Toyama County. When he was 4 years old, he contracted tuberculosis of the thoracic vertebrae, resulting in paralysis of his lower limbs and hemiplegia. Encouraged by his brother, he studied culture and wrote the mystery novel "The Cat Knows" with hard work and perseverance. In 1957, he won the Edogawa Ranpo Prize and was later made into a movie. Married a translator. Later, he published "The Cabin in the Woods", "The Murder Route Map", "The Thorny Tree", "The Black Ribbon", "The Street Colored with Dead Leaves", "The Cold Street", etc. The style of the work is hearty, bright, well-conceived and highly readable. He is famous in the literary world of Japanese mystery novels as a brother and sister detective, and influenced the readers at that time with the style of Japanese female novelists.
Natsuki Shizuko: "Housewife Writer". Most of her works are realistic and touching. In 1973, she won the 26th Japan Mystery Writers Association Award for "Evaporation", and "The Third Daughter" " also won the Adventure Novel Award in 1989. His representative works are "Residential Tragedy", "Transgender Privacy", "Criminal's Scene Evidence", "The Illusion of the Case", "Evaporation", "Runway Light", etc. Her writing style is delicate and profound, and she won the Japan Mystery Writers Association Award for "Evaporation".
Kyotaro Nishimura: Famous for his travel mysteries, he often uses railways, aviation and other means of transportation as themes, so there are train timetables and station plans in the novel. But there are also excellent works of this genre, such as "Hyperbolic Hyperbola".
Seiichi Morimura: The veteran of Japanese socialist mystery novels. Most modern socialist mystery novel writers are influenced by him. His representative work is "The Blind Spot at the Top" (translated by Li Chongmin and published by Zhongzhong Publishing House). His main works include "Proof of Humanity", "Proof of Youth", "Proof of Wildness", etc.
Shimada Shoji: The Honkaku sect had a great influence on what was later called the New Honkaku. "Astrological Killing Magic" is the most famous and is known as the originator of the New Honkaku.
Ayatsuji Yukito: the new standard bearer. Genuine reasoning, but with a horror plot. The most famous is the ‘Guan’ series of mystery novels.
Arisikawa Arisu: The backbone of Japanese neo-Honka school mystery novelists, a prolific writer, covering a wide range of fields, including comics, TV series, reviews, etc.
Akagawa Jiro: A representative of Japanese humorous reasoning, he has created a large number of series. Most of the works have shallow reasoning meaning, so they are sometimes criticized by reasoning fans, but they are still a good choice for introduction to reasoning.
Tetsuya Ayukawa
Mizukami Tsutomu: Tsutomu Minakami is a pillar writer of the socialist group along with Matsumoto Seicho. His representative work "The Fangs of the Sea" won the 16th Japan Detective Writers Club Award. Although the period when he wrote mystery novels was not too long, each of his works can be regarded as a masterpiece of the socialist school.
Misa Yamamura:
Born in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan in 1934, she graduated from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Kyoto Prefecture University. She worked as a middle school Chinese language teacher and wrote mystery novels in her spare time. In 1969, he won the Daily Newcomer Candidate Award from "Novel Sunday". He won the "Edogawa Ranpo Award" consecutively in 1970, 1972 and 1973. "Disappearing in the Strait of Malacca" is her debut novel. His representative works include "Flower Coffin" (winner of the "Japan Mystery Writers Association Candidate Award"), "The Phantom of the Sky", "Kyoto Festival Murder Incident", "Kyoto Murder Map", "The Queen of Egypt's Coffin", etc. Most of Misa Yamamura's works are set in Kyoto, with local flavor and twists and turns and bizarre plots. Each work has new ideas, but the ending is reasonable. She is known as the "Queen of Mystery Novels". Unfortunately, he died suddenly on September 5, 1996 due to illness caused by long-term overwork.
Misa Yamamura is a master at portraying female psychology.
The themes of Misa Yamamura's novels are similar, they are all related to film and television life, and most of the murderers are beautiful women. Because she describes women from a woman's perspective, it is more vivid to read. Her works represent another style of Japanese female mystery novelists, with a bright narrative rhythm and a sad and gloomy writing style, which contrasts the beautiful appearance with the cold heart. Misa Yamamura's works are very popular, but they are not as literary as Etsuko Niki and Shizuko Natsuki.
Kanagi Yozaburo: The author of the mystery manga "Kanaichi Boy: The Incident Book" was the original author of the manga in its early stages, and was later replaced by Amaki Seimaru. Borrowing Kindaichi Kosuke, a mystery novel character from Henggou's official history, to create his own grandson with strong reasoning ability. The manga artist is Sato Fumiya.
Hiroyuki Mori: Associate professor at the University's School of Engineering. A large number of science and engineering terminology and knowledge appear in his works, so it is specially classified as "science mystery novel" in Japan (this category currently only belongs to Hiroshi Mori). Famous series include the "Saikawa & Moe" series, "Sezai Maru Beniko's V" series, and the "Four Seasons" series.
Miyuki Miyabe: A rare novelist in the history of Japanese literature, he writes on a wide range of subjects, including history, fantasy, and reasoning. In 1987, his debut novel "My Neighbor's Crime" won the All Reading Mystery Novel Newcomer Award and entered the literary world. Then in 1992, "Dragon Sleep" won the Japan Mystery Writers Association Award; in 1999, "Reasons" won the Naoki Award; "Copycat" This work, which took four years to complete, not only set a sales record of 1.3 million copies, but also brought Miyabe the unprecedented "Six Crowns" honor in the Japanese publishing industry. Among the six awards of the "Six Crowns", they include the 52nd Art Selection "Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award" and the 5th "Shiba Ryotaro Award", which endorse Miyuki Miyabe's status in the literary world. Her novels analyze human nature and psychology, and her works often top the bestseller list.
Higashino Keigo: A famous writer of mystery novels. His early work "After School" won the Edogawa Ranpo Award. In his early days, he wrote cool and lively campus mysteries. In his mid-term, "Super." "Homicide" and "The Detective's Rules" are full of black humor. In the later period, "White Night", "Red Finger", "Homicide at the Lake" and "The Secret" transformed into socialist factions, all have certain social significance. "The Devotion of Suspect X" is his most classic masterpiece. "Detective Galileo" was simulcast in Japan a few days ago and received considerable ratings.
[Edit this paragraph] Famous detectives in novels
Europe and America
Sherlock Holmes: The character written by Conan Doyle is the most popular nowadays. Detective representative. He loves to smoke, pays great attention to the details of the scene, has broad and miscellaneous knowledge, and is more focused on learning any knowledge that is helpful for reasoning. The assistant is Watson.
Arsen Robin: The Gentleman Phantom Thief created by Lou Blanc, a graceful French Phantom Thief. He doesn’t kill people but loves to rob the rich and give to the poor
Hercule Poirot: The first detective in Agatha Christie’s works, a former Belgian police detective with an egg-shaped head and his proud His mustache is his characteristic, and he has a mysophobia. The investigation of cases focuses on human psychology rather than on-site evidence collection. Assistant is Hastings.
Miss Marple: Also created by Agatha Christie, she was in her seventies when she appeared and was a kindly single old woman. When encountering a case, it is more important than talking to the relevant people. I think chatting is the best way to detect lies. It is also more important than human factors. The epitome of the so-called "easy-chair detective."
Ellery Queen: The detective of the same name created by Ellery Queen. This character is also a writer of mystery novels and has a police detective father.
Drury Lane: Also created by Ellery Queen, he is a retired Shakespearean actor who is deaf but can read lips quickly. Love Shakespeare very much.
Philo Vance: Van Dyne's detective and art connoisseur.
Matthew Scudder: The famous detective created by Lawrence Block, a police officer who became drunk and resigned after accidentally shooting a little girl, and later became a private detective and participated in Anonymous. Liquor Club, but still loves bourbon. The activity is in New York and he is a typical "detective in the city".
Donald Lam: A thin and wizened private detective assistant written by Stanley Jardinault. He was once a practicing lawyer, but his lawyer's license was later revoked. Therefore, he often used legal loopholes to evade police pursuit. .
Japan
Kanaichi Kosuke (きんだいち こうすけ): The famous detective written by Henggou Zhengshi. He is very sloppy in his clothes. It is said that he is in order to better detect the situation. Kindaichi is one of the few detectives who attaches great importance to police relations. The police officers he works with include the Isokawa Police Department, Todoroki Police Department, Tachibana Police Department and others.
Akechi Kogoro (あけち こごろう): A gentleman detective created by Edogawa Ranpo, with a handsome appearance. Assistants include wives Fumiyo Akechi and Yoshio Kobayashi. His mortal enemies are the Twenty-Faced Man and the Golden Mask.
Kyosuke Kamizu (かみづきょうすけ):
Mitarai (みたらいきよし): The eccentric detective created by Shoji Shimada, whose name is often made fun of because Mitarai is used in Japanese and Synonymous with the restroom, rising in Astrology Killing Magic.
Shimada Kiyoshi (たじま きよし): The detective written by Yukito Ayatsuji is quite active in the author's "Kate" series.
Totsukawa Police Department (とつがわけいぶ): The real name is Totsukawa Shozo. He is a character who often appears in the travel mystery novels written by Nishimura Kyotaro. He works in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. He and his subordinate Kamei Xing were once Nicknamed Japan's busiest police officer.
Asami Mitsuhiko (あさみみつひこ):
Homura Hideo
Qiangata Heiji (ぜにがたへいじ)
Tao Zhanwen: A famous Chinese detective written by historical novelist and mystery novelist Chen Shunchen.
Saikawa Sohei (さいかわそうへい): A detective created by Hiroshi Mori, active in the "Saikawa & Moe" series. He is a professor at a university of science and engineering. Because of his mentor's daughter-Nishi Sono Moe--for this reason, she is often involved in murder cases.
Renko Nikaido: Active in the novels written by Reito Nikaido. Among them, "The Horrible Wolf City", currently the longest mystery novel in the world, is one of his active works.
China
Charlie Chen: a Chinese detective written by American writer Earl Derr Biggers.
Detective Dee: The Detective Dee in the mystery novel was written by Dr. Robert H. van Gulik (1910-1967), a Dutch diplomat stationed in China, and also translated as "The Case of Detective Dee" .
Hawthorne: Known as China’s Sherlock Holmes, the author is Cheng Xiaoqing, a writer during the Republic of China.
The following list is the main elements of mystery and conspiracy in the original mystery novel "with the theme of murder". Most of them are based on the list written by Seiryoin Ryusei in the novel Joker.
-Tempest Villa (Isolated Island)
-Murder at a distance
-Murder without footprints
-Murder in a secret room
< p>-Imitate murder-Headless corpse
-Corpse decoration
-Corpse exchange
-Corpse disappear
-Exchange killing
-Ride killing
-Physical trick (mechanical, mirror)
-Narrative trick
-Physiological trick (color blindness, handedness)
-Animal trick
-Character trick (gender, multiple identities)
-Twins
-Detective/murderer swap
-Secret code
-Sequence
-Diary, suicide note
-A work within a work
-Charades
-Alibi
-Lost Ring
-Misleading
-Dying Message
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