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How to write an effective detective story

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How to make an effective detective story To write a good effective detective story, the story must include these good elements: an interesting plot, a good structure, description of the characters and some strange settings. After reading five detective stories: "The Speckled Band" by Arthur Conan Doyle, "They Can Only Hang You Once" by Dashiell Hammett, "The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb" by Agatha Christie, "Murder At St Oswald's" by Michael Underwood and "The Cross of Lorraine" by Isaac Asimov, I found some good elements that the authors chose. So, in this essay, I will show that how the elements will make the story good or bad. Plot is the main part of creating a good detective story. A plot is the procedures of events of the story. It can make the story effective if you have a surprising ending in the story like in "Murder in St Oswald's",...

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