Story Skeleton—A Is for Alibi
Grafton straddles the two mystery worlds—noir and classic—to create something unique.
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Story Skeleton—The Name of the Rose
The story may invite multiple levels of interpretation, but its emotional engine is the same as drives every good mystery: someone is hiding something, and we want to know the truth.
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A mansion on a creepy little island with water all around.
Story Skeleton—And Then There Were None
Christie disguises the central plot so completely that we don’t realize who the protagonist is until the final pages.
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Story Skeleton—The Big Sleep
Chandler drew heavily from Arthurian legend. One of his early fictional detectives was even named “Mallory,” a direct nod to Le Morte d’Arthur. He later renamed the character Marlowe.
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Story Skeleton—Murder on the Orient Express
The closed-circle mystery, distinct from a locked-door puzzle, amplifies tension through containment.
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Story Skeleton—The Murders in the Rue Morgue
When Poe published this story in 1841, the word “detective” did not exist.
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Story Skeleton—Heart of Darkness
Did you know that this novel is the most frequently analyzed work in universities and colleges?
And did you know that it perfectly follows the hero's journey?
Check it out :)
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Story Skeleton—The Godfather
"Vito Corleone is a godfather of crime, but he is also a godfather of plot."
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Story Skeleton: Little Women
"It's interesting to consider how Alcott may have completed Jo's arc were she given artistic freedom to write as she pleased."
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