Uninspiring start to 'Theory and Practice of Classic Detective Fiction' 😕. Let's hope it gets better.
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No I haven't seen this. I am very ill-informed on most things I get interested in. Dive straight into deep end :D
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incredible that people once didn't understand the purpose of clues! i can't even understand how one wouldn't know
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after cozy, hard-boiled eras, clues+puzzling took a backstage to psychology. Can now do clue-less plots again
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hey don't call it a hacky formula! It's a high art, like making crossword puzzles!
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Seems like the author never hit the jackpot for his literary capstone of a detective story
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Title brings to mind 's comparison of the Gospels w/ Agatha Christie mysteries in #thehighmountainsofportugal



