• Short Stories "Lamb to the Slaughter" and "The Speckled Band"

     

    Essays3 Literature

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Published: 16.01.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
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Most murder mysteries often have a motive to prompt an investigation, and most classic murder mysteries include a detective to solve the case. Murder mysteries obviously also include a murder, may it be spectacular, cold blooded or accidental. There is also a murderer and a victim and a weapon of some description.. However, not all murder mysteries involve an alibi which in my opinion, adds to the suspense of the story. The main focus of a murder mystery is the location of the story or where it is set. There may be many different locations in a murder story, however there must be one main location for the story to be effective.…

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