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"The Rector of Veilbye"
The Earliest known crime novel that started off the crime fiction literary genre. It was written by Steen Steensen Blicher and it was published in 1829. The novel is based on a true murder case from 1629 in Vejlby Denmank. -
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue"
Written by Edgar Allan Poe, this is and example of the earlier dark works of crime fiction. This book is known as being the first detective story. In the novel, there is a man named C. Augustine Dupin and he solves the mystery of a brutal murder of two women. -
"The Mystery of Marie Roget"
This is another short story by Edgar Allen Poe that was written in 1842. This is the first murder mystery based on the detalils of a real crime. Poe has a detective character known as C. Augustine Dupin and a partner who solve the previously unsolvable murder of Marie Roget in Paris. -
"The Purloined Letter"
This short story by Edgar Allen Poe is the third in a series of detective stories that mas the main character Auguste Dupin. These three stories were essential landmarks in the history fo detective stories. -
Printing Mass Media
Using mass media in the UK and the US was a crucial step in making mystery novels popular. Mystery novels were commonly found in magazine like Strand, McClire's and Harper's. They mass produced these short stories and offered them for a cheap price. Soon people were hooked and they looked for the next big mystery story to come out. Without mass media, there is a chance we would not have mystery novels such as sherlock holmes today. -
"The Woman in White"
This is Wilke Collins' fifth published novel. It is considered to be one of the very first mystery novels and this novel is known as a prime example in the genre of "sensation novels". This story is also considered an early example of detective fiction. It contians a hero named Walter Hartright who depicts the role of a regular investigator -
"The Moonstone"
This novel was written by Wilkie Collins and is considereed a 19th century novel and is considered one of the earliest detective novels in the English language. This novel particularly emphesizes Collin's enlightnened social attitudes whith his treatment of the servants in the novel. In this novel, the moonstone is the title of a diamond. -
"Monsieur Lecoq"
This novel is a 19th century detective fiction novel written my Emile Gaboriau. This novel is referred to as "the father of all current deterctive fiction" This novel is composed of the first case of Monsieur Lecoq, who is an energetic policeman. He apperas in other novels written by Gaboriau. -
Locked Room Mysteries
Locked room mysteries make up a sub-genre of detective fiction. They are tipically set within a locked room where the murderur is always someone currently in the room. Usually it appears that the murder or crime is committed under impossible conditions, making it an upbeat story. These stories gnerally analyze each character and clues are found as people are evaluated. -
Sherlock Holmes Mysteries
The Sherlock Holmes Mysteries are written by Canon Doyle. These mysteries are generally considered to be responsible for a huge increase in mystery novel popularity. These novels contain an investigator known as Sherlock Holmes and his partner Watson. Ofthen times these characters are given a client and they must find clues to solve each mystery. Holmes does most of the thinking, but Watson also helps in times of need.
