Locked-room mystery
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The "locked-room" or "impossible crime" mystery is a type of crime seen in crime and detective fiction. The crime in question, typically murder, is committed in circumstances under which it appears im
The detective Sherlock Holmes searches for clues in "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" (1892), following a murder in a room where the door had been locked from the inside
Crime fiction
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Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investi
Sherlock Holmes (foreground) oversees the arrest of a criminal; this hero of crime fiction popularized the genre.
Cover art for 'The mystery of a hansom cab', written by Fergus W. Hume