What gives detective books its flair?
Simply put, they give the readers a good mental image of the actual scene and its events, while having them think at the same time. The unpredictability of good detective fiction has always been a quality that readers keep coming back for. Stories which are classified as detective fiction usually start off with a description of a particular crime or mystery. As the reader turns the pages of the detective book he or she will be led to many bizarre or uncommon circumstances. This places more emphasis on the need to find a solution or and explanation to why the introduced event happened. The protagonist is usually a detective whose degree of experience can vary. A foil , or an accident-prone/less competent male or female is usually introduced as the detective s assistant. Together, these key characters would decipher all sorts of clues, analyze situations, and piece them all together. This process of collecting data takes up most of the plot. It is up to the creativity of the author to ke