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The comic Stumptown by Greg Rucka and Matthew Southworth and the retro audio podcast Nick Carter: Master Detective starring Lon Clack portray the different roles of women in detective fiction. Nick Carter was on the radio from 1943 to 1955, and represents more traditional roles for gender. Over the 125 episodes, the radio show followed detective Nick Carter and his female assistant, Patsy on different crime scene investigations. Carter was also able to solve seemingly impossible crimes by looking at unique angles. Stumptown was published in 2011. It represents a more modern view on gender roles in detecting. In this comic, Dex Parios, a private investigator, is hired to find someone’s granddaughter. She encounters many difficulties while investigating and attempting to find the missing girl. In the end, the plot ends up being a lot more complicated than initially presented. In this essay, I am going to look at how the role of gender in detective fiction has evolved over time.

The Ethos of The Real CSI lies in the inclusion of credible expert testimony. The audience is given a first-hand account of what real CSI entails from a lead detective

I read the book “Fingerprints and talking bones” written by Charlotte Foltz Jones. I choose to read this book because in the introduction it has been told that every criminal takes something but always leaves a clue that can lead the detectives right to him.As an example it can be said that”every mystery of a crime can be solved by any piece of evidence left no matter how small or big”.I also choose this book because it has everything about evidence that leads to a concluding point to the text.

"The Cask of Amontillado" is one of Edgar Allan Poe's greatest stories. In this story Poe introduces two central characters and unfolds a tale of horror and perversion. Montresor, the narrator, and Fortunato, one of Montresor's friends, are doomed to the fate of their actions and will pay the price for their pride and jealousy. One pays the price with his life and the other pays the price with living with regret for the rest of his life. Poe uses mystery, irony, and imagery to create a horrifying, deceptive, and perverse story.

The stories were not just about cases where all procedures were correctly followed, but also included stories about rookie mistakes. I really enjoyed the about unique cases—such as the man killed by the falling icicle (Genge 79). In another story, young woman was found hanged, and police were charged with the task of determining if she had committed suicide or if she was the victim of a homicide. After much investigation, the cause of death was listed as an accident. Evidently the young woman’s friend stated that she had helped tie the knot on the rope—never believing that the young woman would actually kill herself (Genge 92). After the ruling, the police were not entirely convinced that it was an accidental death even though no sign of struggle was evident; however, there was insufficient evidence to prove otherwise (Genge 92).

Cold case investigation is a growing concern due to increased numbers of unsolved cases and pop culture appeal. This paper will walk you through what a cold case investigation is, how one begins, and factors such as the use of volunteers can effect the outcome of a cold case investigation. Each year the number of unsolved cases in the U.S. goes up, but with limiting funding and lack of manning something has to be done to keep the numbers down. A dedicated cold case unit is the best answer to this problem.

The detective fiction genre is a wonderful conglomerate of intricate stories laid out in a well thought out manner. The methods of detection used by many of the detectives that we have read about in this class tend to work perfectly in the cases of the stories themselves. But if we were to take these detectives out of their covered stories and put them into the real world, there would be a myriad of different real world problems that they likely couldn’t solve. In this writing I will analyze a few different problems in the real world that our detectives would issues solving with their methods described in their respective texts.

[4] In 1841, Poe launched the new genre of detective fiction with "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." His literary innovations earned him the nickname "Father of the Detective Story." A writer on the rise, he won a literary prize in 1843 for "The Gold Bug," a

When someone mentions the occupation of detective, a single image usually comes to mind, a man wearing a cape and deerstalker, holding a magnifying glass and smoking a pipe. This entire image can be contributed to one character: Sherlock Holmes. Holmes is considered by many to be the greatest detective to ever exist, even if he only exists in the pages of books and on movie and television screens. It is impossible to escape the influence of Holmes. Countless references are made to him in all types of media and he is used as an inspiration to may more fictional characters we have all grown to love. The cultural impact of Sherlock Holmes has spread to more than just fiction; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s

There are many normal and paranormal things that detectives investigate about. It was fortunate enough that I got a chance to read and watch about the paranormal stories and also about the detectives that were involved in paranormal activities. Similarly, I was always fascinated towards the spooky shows, stories and movies. Therefore, I liked the episodes and novels that we watched and read about because they are full of drama, thriller, fantasy, and action. On the other hand, it was amazing to read the novels that were from different cultural background. I could even figure out different style of writings in each of the novels that I have read so far (Guards! Guards!, The Long Dark Tea Time of The Soul). Novels were full of satire and humorous quotes.

In Criminal Justice, there are many different detectives with many different qualities. So how do you know what it takes for a detective to be successful? What traits and qualities make a good detective? Today, two very popular detectives will be compared, Sherlock Holmes and Nancy Drew. These investigators are being “investigated” in one of their most popular novels, The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene and The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Both of these novels have very good sleuths, with many similar and contrasting qualities. Let’s follow the clues in these books to figure out the qualities of these good detectives and what qualities will take most detectives down the path of success.

Crime detective mysteries have captivated readers for years. Throughout time, the stories have evolved in many directions, developing many different variations and adaptations of the traditional murder mystery stories that had been told before. With subgenres such as police procedural, thriller, hard boiled, cozy, amateur detective, professional private detective, and forensic mysteries, there are so many different ways that a murder mystery can be told. The book, The Coroner’s Lunch, falls into multiple subgenres: cozy, amateur, and forensic murder mysteries while also falling into the fantastical and supernatural genre as well.

When I was approximately eight years old, I received several copies of the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series from my aunt. After that, I have read Sherlock Holmes mysteries and watched crime shows like ‘DCI Banks’ and ‘Grantchester’. These books and TV shows sparked my interest in mysteries and Criminal Justice in general. Since then, I have aspired to follow in the footsteps of Sherlock Holmes, though fictional, and become a detective. However, in order to obtain that goal, I would need to study Criminal Justice extensively and understand the requirements that it entails.

Poe's detective fiction or mystery fiction can best be felt in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is one of the best knows detectives in the history of literature. His fame can be spotted in the books that have been written and the movies that have been produced about Holmes. Poe's works were able to influence the author of the Sherlock Holmes series, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, in which he based the character of Sherlock Holmes off of one of Poe's characters whose name was Dupin who was used in the mystery story The Murders in the Rue Morgue. The similarities between the two characters are quite grand. “Both are solitary men who prefer to live quietly in either isolation or in the company of one close companion.”(“Nineteenth Century Influenced Poe”). Both men also tend to shift to the bottom of their mysteries without a large amount of clues that other detective writers appear to have in their stories. The impact that Poe has had on authors and stories cannot be matched. His stories have provided a model for future authors to use, in the hope of growing the notoriety of mystery fiction or the horror genre.

Edgar Allan Poe, a famous 19th century American author, invented many tropes that are common in mystery novels today. My mystery story incorporates many of these elements, such as, an unusual crime, a highly observant investigator, and a sidekick protagonist who helps relay how the mystery is solved to the audience.