The Technique of the Mystery Story

<p>TABLE OF CONTENTS:</p><p> </p><p>CHAPTER I-THE ETERNAL CURIOUS</p><p>CHAPTER II-THE LITERATURE OF MYSTERY</p><p>CHAPTER III-THE HISTORY OF MYSTERY</p><p>CHAPTER IV-GHOST STORIES</p><p>CHAPTER V-RIDDLE STORIES</p><p>CHAPTER VI-DETECTIVE STORIES</p><p>CHAPTER VII-THE DETECTIVE</p><p>CHAPTER VIII-DEDUCTION</p><p>CHAPTER IX-APPLIED PRINCIPLES</p><p>CHAPTER X-THE RATIONALE OF RATIOCINATION</p><p>CHAPTER XI-CLOSE OBSERVATION</p><p>CHAPTER XII-OTHER DETECTIVES OF FICTION</p><p>CHAPTER XIII-PORTRAITS</p><p>CHAPTER XIV-DEVIOUS DEVICES</p><p>CHAPTER XV-FOOTPRINTS AND FINGERPRINTS</p><p>CHAPTER XVI-MORE DEVICES</p><p>CHAPTER XVII-FAKE DEVICES</p><p>CHAPTER XV-MURDER IN GENERAL</p><p>CHAPTER XIX-PERSONS IN THE STORY</p><p>CHAPTER XX-THE HANDLING OF THE CRIME</p><p><br></p>