query: Who is the detective on "Diagnosis Murder"?

title: Diagnosis: Unknown

text: Huston as Link, the young handyman. The characters were originally featured in a series of short stories written by Lawrence Blochman, initially published in "Collier's" magazine. "Diagnosis: Unknown" aired at 10 p.m. Eastern time, and was preempted twice in July by the major party national conventions. In 1993, thirty-three years after "Diagnosis: Unknown" ended its brief run, CBS launched the successful "Diagnosis Murder" series, starring Dick Van Dyke and his son, Barry Van Dyke, as a physician, Dr. Mark Sloan and a police detective, Steve Sloan, respectively, who collaborate in the solving of difficult crimes. The Van Dyke series was

title: Diagnosis: Murder

text: Detective Steve Sloan (Barry Van Dyke), and the elder Sloan's friend Norman Briggs (Michael Tucci in seasons in 1–4), a hospital administrator. Also assisting Dr. Sloan are his colleagues, medical examiner/pathologist Dr. Amanda Bentley (Victoria Rowell) and Dr. Jack Stewart (Scott Baio in the first two seasons), who is later replaced by a new resident, Dr. Jesse Travis (Charlie Schlatter from season 3 onwards). In one of the episodes, Dr Mark Sloan himself has to go to jail. One unique aspect of the series was that it frequently appropriated characters from various classic television series. Over the run of the

title: Diagnosis: Murder

text: Diagnosis: Murder Diagnosis: Murder is an American action comedy-mystery-medical crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son Steve, a homicide detective played by Van Dyke's real-life son Barry. The series began as a spin-off of "Jake and the Fatman" (Dr. Mark Sloan made his first appearance in episode 4.19 "It Never Entered My Mind"), became a series of three TV movies, and then a weekly television series that debuted on CBS on October 29, 1993. Joyce Burditt wrote the episode in "Jake and the

title: Diagnosis: Murder (film series)

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Diagnosis: Murder (film series) The "Diagnosis: Murder" film series (1992–1993, 2002) is a series of five television films that aired as part of the CBS television series "". The first three "" television films were broadcast on CBS between January 5, 1992 and February, 13 1993, before the premiere of television series. The "Diagnosis: Murder" television series subsequently premiered on CBS on October 29, 1993.

 The final episode of the "Diagnosis: Murder" television series aired on May 11, 2001. Two "Diagnosis: Murder" television films were broadcast on CBS after this, on February 6 and April,

title: Diagnosis: Murder (film series)

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 Diagnosis: Murder (film series) The "Diagnosis: Murder" film series (1992–1993, 2002) is a series of five television films that aired as part of the CBS television series "". The first three "" television films were broadcast on CBS between January 5, 1992 and February, 13 1993, before the premiere of television series. The "Diagnosis: Murder" television series subsequently premiered on CBS on October 29, 1993.

 The final episode of the "Diagnosis: Murder" television series aired on May 11, 2001. Two "Diagnosis: Murder" television films were broadcast on CBS

title: Diagnosis: Murder

text: Wicked Wives" (1993). Upon completion of that filming, Viacom and the entire production company left Denver in late September, early October 1993, including that of "Diagnosis: Murder". Thus, only the "Diagnosis: Murder" episodes filmed from mid-July through September 1993 were shot in Denver, after which production shifted permanently to Los Angeles. Community General Hospital is the main set for the show. It is six to seven floors depending on the episode. It holds about 400 beds, with three trauma rooms, two psych wards, and one Intensive Care Unit. Dr. Mark Sloan is Chief of Internal Medicine. The Marriott Hotel in

title: Diagnosis: Murder

text: premiere. Seasons 2 and 3 are also now available. After two years since the release of the first season on Region 1 DVD, a Region 2 DVD of "Diagnosis: Murder – Series 1" was released on May 5, 2008, according to Amazon.co.uk On June 26, 2012, Visual Entertainment released ""Diagnosis Murder – The Movie Collection"" on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. In the US, the release was distributed by Millennium Entertainment. The three-disc set featured all three TV movies that aired in 1992/1993 and spawned the weekly TV series as well as the two TV movies

title: Diagnosis: Murder

text: 2014; the eighth and final season on November 19, 2013, in Canada and in the US on May 27, 2014. VEI also released The Complete Collection On November 12, 2013. It includes all 178 episodes, all 5 of the TV Movies, The "Jake And The Fatman" Episode "It Never Entered My Mind", and an episode of "Mannix" Called "Little Girl Lost" which was A Prequel to the Episode "Hard Boiled Murder" on a 51 Disc set. It also has an exclusive to The Complete Collection a clip of Van Dyke as Rob Petrie In Obsession Part 2. Diagnosis: Murder Diagnosis:

title: Diagnosis: Murder

text: show, various episodes guest starred at least eight different members of the Van Dyke family: "Diagnosis: Murder" had a total of eight seasons and 178 episodes which were broadcast on CBS between 1993 and 2001. The first season’s filming commenced in July 1993 in Denver, Colorado. Much of the cast as well as the production company personnel from Viacom stayed in the (then) Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown, located at 19th Street between Curtis and Arapahoe. Among the reasons that production of "Diagnosis: Murder" was located in Denver was because the same production people had already been working there since

title: Murder on the Leviathan

text: Murder on the Leviathan Murder on the Leviathan (Russian: "Левиафан" ("Leviathan"); British edition titled Leviathan) is the third novel in the Erast Fandorin historical detective series by Boris Akunin, although it was the second book in the series to be translated into English. Its subtitle is "герметический детектив" ("hermetic detective"). Akunin conceived of the Fandorin series as a summary of all the genres of detective fiction, with each novel representing a different genre. "Leviathan" is his nod to Agatha Christie's style, with an exotic setting, a cast of unusual characters who each have secrets of their own, and a strange

title: Diagnosis: Murder

text: other sets. The actual house is on Broad Beach Road in Malibu, CA. The pilot episode was called "It Never Entered My Mind" from "Jake and The Fatman". Mark Sloan was a widower with no sons. The hospital is called Clairemont Hospital instead of Community General Hospital, and there is no Jack or Amanda. His friends who helped him clear his name are "Diagnosis: Murder" had five TV movies between 1992 and 2002, three of which aired prior to the TV series. Fred Silverman insisted that every season the series devote one episode as a backdoor pilot. The following are

title: Diagnosis: Murder

text: and features the return of Carter Sweeney, who was played by Arye Gross in the TV series. Two of the characters in "The Death Merchant" later reappeared in Lee Goldberg's series of novels based on the television series "Monk": On September 12, 2006, CBS Home Entertainment (with distribution by Paramount) released the complete Season 1 of "Diagnosis: Murder" on Region 1 DVD. The set included the "Jake and the Fatman" episode 4.19, "It Never Entered My Mind," which introduced the character of Dr. Mark Sloan. It did not however, include the TV movies that were made prior to the show's

title: Murder on the Mississippi

text: Murder on the Mississippi Murder on the Mississippi, fully titled as Murder on the Mississippi: The Adventures of Sir Charles Foxworth, is a 1986 detective adventure game developed and published by Activision for the Commodore 64, Commodore 128 and the Apple II computers. It was also licensed for release exclusively in Japan by Jaleco, who ported the game to the Nintendo Famicom and the MSX2 as . It is an adventure game in which the player must solve a murder mystery on the luxury ship "Delta Princess". While heading to New Orleans from St. Louis on the ship "Delta Princess",

title: The Accidental Detective

text: The Accidental Detective The Accidental Detective () is a 2015 South Korean action comedy film directed by Kim Joung-hoon. It was released on September 24, 2015. The crux of the film is loosely inspired from "Strangers on a Train". A true-crime enthusiast, Dae-Man (Kwon Sang-Woo) and a Sr. Detective Noh (Sung Dong-Il) now demoted under his Jr. launches a joint murder investigation to help a mutual friend and detective, Joon-Soo (Park Hae-Joon) who is wrongfully charged with murder. The duo team finds out a series of murders taken place are related to the case and unraveling them they find the

title: Murder on the Orient Express

text: Murder on the Orient Express Murder on the Orient Express is a detective novel by British writer Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 1 January 1934. In the United States, it was published on 28 February 1934, under the title of "Murder in the Calais Coach," by Dodd, Mead and Company. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the U.S. edition at $2.00. The elegant train of the 1930s, the Orient Express, is stopped by heavy snowfall, with many passengers.

title: The Detective (1968 film)

text: subjects such as homosexuality. Here, the detective in question is Joe Leland, who is trying to juggle marital issues with a murder case that seemed to be open-and-shut at first, but runs much deeper than he could have imagined. "The Detective" was Sinatra's fourth collaboration with director Douglas, having worked together on "Young at Heart" (1954), "Robin and the 7 Hoods" (1964), "Tony Rome" (1967), and then later "Lady in Cement" (1968). New York City police detective Joe Leland (Frank Sinatra) is called to the home of a murder victim who has been beaten to death, head crushed and has

title: Murder on the Orient Express

text: in the back pages of the UK first editions of "The Listerdale Mystery", "Why Didn't They Ask Evans", and "Parker Pyne Investigates" claimed that "Murder on the Orient Express" had proven to be Christie's best-selling book to date and the best-selling book published in the Collins Crime Club series. Murder on the Orient Express Murder on the Orient Express is a detective novel by British writer Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 1 January 1934. In the United States, it was published on 28

title: Diagnosis: Murder

text: courtroom constructed for the production within The Denver City and County Building, "Diagnosis: Murder" was temporarily set at the then recently closed St. Luke’s Hospital on 19th Street just east of downtown. When Raymond Burr became terminally ill later that summer, he was no longer seen at the hotel after having filmed his last episode, "The Case of the Killer Kiss" (1993). In fact, upon his demise, Paul Sorvino was seen entering the hotel building to begin filming what was to be the last "Perry Mason" episode ever filmed in Denver, – "A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the

title: Murder on the Campus

text: one of the chief suspects, Lillian Voyne, and is designated to cover the story as a reporter. After two more students are killed, Bartlett enlists the help of C. Edson Hawley, respected college professor and amateur detective. "TV Guide" wrote, "the plot of this tidy suspense mystery is developed neatly, with a believable solution to the murders"; and "Shades of Grey" wrote, "after a shakey start (with some pretty lame acting by Starrett and Grey), "Murder on the Campus" comes together as a fine little murder mystery." Murder on the Campus Murder on the Campus is a 1933 American Pre-Code

title: Murder on the Mississippi

text: angered many players. There is also a bad ending in the game. During the final stage of the game, the player must present evidence to reveal and prosecute the true criminal. However, if insufficient evidence has been examined/obtained the player will simply receive a game over due to lack of evidence. "Compute!" called "Murder on the Mississippi" "a rich, enjoyable adventure game". Murder on the Mississippi Murder on the Mississippi, fully titled as Murder on the Mississippi: The Adventures of Sir Charles Foxworth, is a 1986 detective adventure game developed and published by Activision for the Commodore 64, Commodore 128

title: The Dinner Detective

text: facilities, and theatres. Shows last about 3 hours during which the audience experiences a multi-act interactive murder mystery while being served a plated four-course meal. The Dinner Detective also offers customized private parties for both large and small groups. Private shows are held at an establishment of the customer's choice or at one of the 30+ locations nationwide. Typical events are corporate awards banquets, team building, employee recognition, birthdays, engagement parties, and family reunions. The Dinner Detective The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Company is a nationwide theatrical production company based within the United States. The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Company

title: The Dinner Detective

text: The Dinner Detective The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Company is a nationwide theatrical production company based within the United States. The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Company specializes in interactive murder mystery dinner theater entertainment in both public and private show environments. Created in 2004 by Scott and Kelly O’Brien in Culver City, CA, The Dinner Detective employs actors from The Second City, Improv Olympic, Upright Citizens Brigade and many other improvisational theater schools across the country. They perform original scripts that involve heavy audience interaction as well as a four-course sit down dinner. In 2004, Scott O’Brien, the company's founder

title: Murder on the Leviathan

text: murder to start the action. The novel is set in 1878. The story opens with the murder in Paris of Lord Littleby, all seven of his servants and two children of servants. All were poisoned except for Littleby, who was bludgeoned with an ancient Indian artifact, a golden statuette of Shiva, which belonged to Lord Littleby and was stolen from his room, along with an old Indian shawl. French detective Gustave Gauche, in charge of the investigation, boards the passenger ship "Leviathan". Gauche knows that the murderer must be one of the first-class passengers, because one of the special golden

title: The Indian Detective

text: The Indian Detective The Indian Detective is a Canadian crime comedy-drama series which debuted on CTV and Netflix in 2017. The show stars Russell Peters as Doug D'Mello, a police officer from Toronto who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation while visiting his father (Anupam Kher) in Mumbai during a one-month suspension for incompetence. The fourth episode ended in a cliffhanger, hinting at a possible second season. The Canadian scenes of The Indian Detective were filmed on location in Toronto, Canada, and in surrounding areas in Ontario. Some of the Indian scenes were actually filmed in Cape Town, South Africa.

title: The Indian Detective

title: Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film)

text: Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film) Murder on the Orient Express is a 1974 British mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet, produced by John Brabourne and Richard B. Goodwin, and based on the 1934 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie. The film features the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney), who is asked to investigate the murder of an American business tycoon aboard the Orient Express train. The suspects are portrayed by a notably all-star cast, including Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael York, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Perkins and Wendy Hiller. The

title: The Singing Detective

text: 20th-century drama. Marlow's hallucinations are not far from the Philip Marlowe in "Murder, My Sweet", the 1944 film adaptation of Raymond Chandler's "Farewell, My Lovely", with Dick Powell as Marlowe. Powell himself would later portray a "singing detective" on radio's "Richard Diamond, Private Detective", serenading his girlfriend, Helen Asher (Virginia Gregg), at the end of each episode. A reference is made in the last episode to a novel by Agatha Christie, "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd". This may be meant to suggest that Marlow is an unreliable narrator. Although "The Singing Detective" did not meet with spectacular viewing figures, it

title: Murder on the Leviathan

text: badges for the ship's first-class passengers was left in Littleby's room. Among the suspects are a Japanese Army officer, an addled English aristocrat, a married Swiss woman, and a clever young Russian diplomat on his way to his new post in Japan. The diplomat is Erast Fandorin, the master detective, who shoots down each of the ineffectual Gauche's incorrect conclusions, and in the end takes it on himself to find the murderer. The novel was adapted for the BBC's "Saturday Play". Simon Robson played Fandorin and Stephen Moore was Gauche. The original broadcast was on 3 December 2005. Murder on

title: Diagnosis: Unknown

text: Diagnosis: Unknown Diagnosis: Unknown is an American medical drama that aired on CBS from July 5 to September 20, 1960. Produced by Bob Banner, the series aired as a summer replacement for "The Garry Moore Show", a variety program. The series stars Patrick O'Neal as pathologist Dr. Daniel Coffee, who works at a metropolitan hospital and uses forensic medicine to assist the police in solving unconventional murders. The co-stars were Phyllis Newman, as Doris Hudson; Cal Bellini, a native of Singapore, as Dr. Motilal Mookerji; Chester Morris, the former star of "Boston Blackie", as detective Lieutenant Max Ritter, and Martin

title: The Murder on the Links

text: The Murder on the Links The Murder on the Links is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in May 1923, and in the US by Dodd, Mead & Co in the same year. It features Hercule Poirot and Arthur Hastings. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6), and the US edition at $1.75. The story takes place in northern France, giving Poirot a hostile competitor from the Paris Sûreté. Poirot's long memory for past or similar crimes proves useful in resolving the crimes. The book is

title: Hemlock Hoax, the Detective

text: Hemlock Hoax, the Detective Hemlock Hoax, the Detective is an American short comedy film produced and distributed in 1910 by the Lubin Manufacturing Company. The silent film features a detective named Hemlock Hoax who tries to solve a murder, which unbeknownst to him is a practical joke being played on him by two young boys. It was one of many shorts designed to derive its humor from a sleuth whose name was similar to Sherlock Holmes. The character of Hemlock Hoax was based on a minor character from a film story that had been rejected. The finished film was released

title: A Murder Is Announced

text: forty-nine parts from Monday, 17 April to Monday, 12 June 1950. A Murder Is Announced A Murder Is Announced is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in June 1950 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in the same month. The UK edition sold for eight shillings and sixpence (8/6) and the US edition at $2.50. The novel features her detective Miss Marple and is considered a crime novel classic. The book was heavily promoted upon publication in 1950 as being Christie's fiftieth book, although

title: A Murder Is Announced

text: A Murder Is Announced A Murder Is Announced is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in June 1950 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in the same month. The UK edition sold for eight shillings and sixpence (8/6) and the US edition at $2.50. The novel features her detective Miss Marple and is considered a crime novel classic. The book was heavily promoted upon publication in 1950 as being Christie's fiftieth book, although in truth this figure could only be arrived at by counting

title: Murder on the Zinderneuf

text: the chosen detective character's personality when questioning suspects. Murder on the Zinderneuf Murder on the Zinderneuf is 1983 computer game designed by Jon Freeman and Paul Reiche III and one of the first six games published by Electronic Arts. (Ariolasoft in Europe) It was developed for the Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit family, and the PC as a booter. The Apple II version was programmed by Alan Pavlish of Designer Software. All other versions were programmed by Robert Leyland. The Commodore 64 version states it was by Mission Accomplished, Inc., but also gives credit to Leyland for programming. The

title: Murder on the Orient Express

text: A murder is discovered, and Poirot's trip home to London from the Middle East is interrupted to solve the murder. The US title of "Murder in the Calais Coach" was used to avoid confusion with the 1932 Graham Greene novel "Stamboul Train" which had been published in the United States as "Orient Express". After taking the Taurus Express from Aleppo in Syria to Istanbul, private detective Hercule Poirot arrives at the Tokatlian Hotel. There he receives a telegram prompting him to return to London. He instructs the concierge to book a first-class compartment on the Simplon-route Orient Express service, leaving

title: The Bishop Murder Case

text: The Bishop Murder Case The Bishop Murder Case (1928) is the fourth in a series of mystery novels by S. S. Van Dine about fictional detective Philo Vance. The detective solves a mystery built around a nursery rhyme. "The Bishop Murder Case" is believed to be the first nursery-rhyme mystery book. The story involves a series of murders taking place in a wealthy neighborhood of New York City. The first murder, of a Mr. Joseph Cochrane Robin, who is found pierced by an arrow, is accompanied by a note signed "The Bishop", with an extract from the nursery rhyme, "Who

title: Murder on the Zinderneuf

text: a detective traveling across the Atlantic aboard the world's most luxurious dirigible, the "Zinderneuf". The craft is full of high-profile personalities from all walks of life. A murder takes place aboard the "Zinderneuf", and it is up to the player to identify the culprit before the ship lands. The player is given a choice of eight detectives to play, each with a distinct personality. They must then search the rooms of the dirigible for possible clues, as well as interview passengers to identify the killer. The detective must carefully chose his or her method of questioning suspects. Choosing the right

title: Murder Is Easy

text: Murder Is Easy Murder is Easy is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 5 June 1939 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in September of the same year under the title of Easy to Kill. Christie's recurring character, Superintendent Battle, has a cameo appearance at the end, but plays no part in either the solution of the mystery or the apprehension of the criminal. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00. On his return

title: Murder Is Easy

text: and Helen Hayes (Lavinia), and later for the stage by Clive Exton in 1993. In this adaptation, Luke is not a retired policeman but a professor from MIT on vacation. A 2008 adaptation, with the inclusion of Miss Marple (played by Julia McKenzie), was included in the fourth series of "Agatha Christie's Marple"; it deviated significantly from the novel by removing some of the characters in it, while adding new ones and changing those left in. New subplots were, and the murderer's motive was changed in it: Murder Is Easy Murder is Easy is a work of detective fiction by

title: The Accidental Detective

text: murders are done by 3-4 members to avenge their cheating wives. They were done by swapping targets ("exchange" murders) to avoid being a suspect and creating an airtight alibi. The Accidental Detective The Accidental Detective () is a 2015 South Korean action comedy film directed by Kim Joung-hoon. It was released on September 24, 2015. The crux of the film is loosely inspired from "Strangers on a Train". A true-crime enthusiast, Dae-Man (Kwon Sang-Woo) and a Sr. Detective Noh (Sung Dong-Il) now demoted under his Jr. launches a joint murder investigation to help a mutual friend and detective, Joon-Soo (Park

title: Murder on the Eurasia Express

text: detective invited by an all-girls private school to join their trip on the Eurasia Express train line. As soon as the train departs from Shanghai, a man on the train is murdered. The player is tasked with investigating and solving the murder across 2 real-time hours. The player must use the D-pad to direct the character through the main hallway and into the various rooms. In each room, the player can speak with the school girls and other passengers to inquire about circumstances surrounding the murder using a dialogue choice box. Through the investigation, the player will collect items and

title: Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective

text: Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective is a late night anime TV series created by Ayana Itsuki that is adapted from a PC game titled . Nightwalker incorporates elements of the horror, detective story and vampire genres, and is critically noted as a vampire story "with a bit of a twist". The main character is Shido, a vampire who protects humans from other supernatural creatures. A private investigator by day and a demon hunter by night, Shido solves murder cases caused by monsters called nightbreeds. is a 16-color PC eroge released in 1993. Nightwalker is an adventure game, focused mostly on character

title: Detective (novel)

text: Detective (novel) Detective is a novel by Arthur Hailey. It was written in 1997 and it was the author's last book. Hailey depicts the work of the homicide department and its background and investigation methods. "Detective" is the story of Miami Police detective Malcolm Ainslie, who had previously trained to be a Catholic priest. A serial killer breaks free in Miami. He is a religious freak and he starts killing people feeling that he is the avenger of God. He leaves certain things at the murder scenes that are symbols from the Book of Revelation. Miami Police Detective Sergeant Malcolm

title: The Detective 2

text: The Detective 2 The Detective 2 is a 2011 Hong Kong thriller film directed by Oxide Pang and starring Aaron Kwok. It is the sequel to 2007's "The Detective". The film was followed by a sequel, "Conspirators", released in 2013. Bumbling private detective Chan Tam (Aaron Kwok) is enlisted by police pal Fung Chak (Liu Kai-chi) to help in the investigation of a serial murder case. The victims - a middle-aged man killed at home, a dead woman found in the trash dump, and a teenage girl slain in the park - were all killed in grisly manners, but they

title: The Waxworks Murder

text: The Waxworks Murder The Waxworks Murder, first published in 1932, is a detective story by John Dickson Carr featuring his series detective Henri Bencolin of the Parisian police. This novel is a mystery of the type known as a whodunnit. The body of a young woman, who has been stabbed in the back, is found floating in the Seine River. The body of another young woman, with a knife in her back, is found in the arms of a wax figure, the "Satyr of the Seine", in a local wax museum. All available clues lead directly to the infamous "Club

title: The Dinner Detective

text: and Executive Producer, along with his wife Kelly, started a company based around the idea of forming an improvisational and updated version of the old and dated murder mystery genre. Assembling a small group of improv actors and rewriting their own original scripts based on actual cold cases, The Dinner Detective began performing their shows in 2004 at San Gennaro Restaurant in Culver City, CA. In 2006, with the demand for their performances growing and in an effort to promote shows outside of Culver City, the Dinner Detective Murder Mystery opened its second location in Orange County, CA. In 2007,

title: Psychic detective

text: Psychic detective A psychic detective is a person who investigates crimes by using purported paranormal psychic abilities. Examples have included postcognition (the paranormal perception of the past), psychometry (information psychically gained from objects), telepathy, dowsing, clairvoyance, and remote viewing. In murder cases, psychic detectives may purport to be in communication with the spirits of the murder victims. Although there are documented cases where individuals claiming psychic abilities have assisted police in solving crimes, there is considerable skepticism in regard to the general use of psychics under these circumstances. Many police departments around the world have released official statements saying that

title: A Murder Is Announced

text: 23 June 1950: "A new novel by Mrs Agatha Christie always deserves to be placed at the head of any list of detective fiction and her fiftieth book, "A Murder is Announced", establishes firmly her claim to the throne of detection. The plot is as ingenious as ever, the writing more careful, the dialogue both wise and witty; while suspense is engendered from the very start, and maintained skilfully until the final revelation: it will be a clever reader indeed who anticipates this, and though Miss Christie is as usual scrupulously fair in scattering her clues, close attention to the

title: Detective K: Secret of the Virtuous Widow

text: K goes to question the jailed city governor, he discovers that the governor has just been murdered. Detective K then pulls out the murder weapon: a long metal needle that is jammed into the back of the governor's head. Furthermore, Detective K discovers a clue to the murderer's identity. Remnants of the regional Wolfsbane flower are found near the long metal needle. But, while Detective K is holding the murder weapon, prison guards come into the cell and assume that Detective K murdered the city governor. Now imprisoned, Detective K awakes to find dog fancier Seo-pil (Oh Dal-su) standing over

title: Murder on Mars

text: dangerous plan to find the real killer. Murder on Mars Murder on Mars is a juvenile science fiction novel, the sixteenth in Hugh Walters' "Chris Godfrey of U.N.E.X.A." series. It was published in the UK by Faber in 1975. It was the second in the series to switch to detective work rather than space exploration. In a crater on Mars an engineer from Mars Base has been found dead, his spacesuit slashed. Despite having a large number of suspects to interview, Morrey Kant, Serge Smyslov and Tony Hale's questioning flushes out a prime suspect. But Tony does not believe they

title: Murder on Mars

text: Murder on Mars Murder on Mars is a juvenile science fiction novel, the sixteenth in Hugh Walters' "Chris Godfrey of U.N.E.X.A." series. It was published in the UK by Faber in 1975. It was the second in the series to switch to detective work rather than space exploration. In a crater on Mars an engineer from Mars Base has been found dead, his spacesuit slashed. Despite having a large number of suspects to interview, Morrey Kant, Serge Smyslov and Tony Hale's questioning flushes out a prime suspect. But Tony does not believe they have the right man and hatches a

title: Detective Investigation Files Series

text: matters, featured more than 40 murder victims in its four installments. This would mean that there is a murder committed every 100 minutes. The VCDs of Detective Investigation Files I - IV are now available worldwide. Detective Investigation Files Series Detective Investigation Files (刑事偵緝檔案) is a TV series in Hong Kong about detectives, produced by TVB. The series had four installments, spanning from 1995 to 1999. The first (1995), second (1995), and third (1997) installments starring: The fourth installment (1999) is a complete reboot of the series, with new cast led by: There are some who suggested that the entire

title: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

text: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in June 1926 in the United Kingdom by William Collins, Sons and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company on 19 June 1926. It is the third novel to feature Hercule Poirot as the lead detective. Poirot retires to a village near the home of a friend he met in London, Roger Ackroyd, who agrees to keep him anonymous, as he pursues his retirement project of perfecting vegetable marrows. He is not long at this

title: Murder on the Blackboard

text: preceding "Murder on a Honeymoon". Director George Archainbaud also directed the first film in the series. Miss Withers (Edna May Oliver) discovers the dead body of her colleague, music teacher Louise Halloran (Barbara Fritchie), in a schoolroom. She summons her old friend, Inspector Oscar Piper (James Gleason), but by the time he arrives, the corpse has disappeared. Having watched the only entrance (other than a fire exit with an alarm), Miss Withers knows the killer must still be inside. When the police search the building, Detective Donahue (Edgar Kennedy) is knocked out in the basement. Meanwhile, Miss Withers notices various

title: The Murder Room

text: The Murder Room The Murder Room is a 2003 detective novel and the 12th in the Adam Dalgliesh series by P. D. James. It takes place in London, particularly the Dupayne Museum on the edge of Hampstead Heath in the London Borough of Camden. The Dupayne Museum is an eclectic collection of English memorabilia from the period between World War I and World War II. The murder room of the title refers to a room displaying relics of murders that occurred during this period. The Dupayne Museum is the property of three siblings, who are in the midst of a

title: Golden Age of Detective Fiction

text: Attacks on the genre were made by the influential critic Julian Symons (who was dismissive of postwar detective fiction in "Bloody Murder"),Edmund Wilson ("Who Cares Who Killed Roger Ackroyd?"), and Raymond Chandler ("The Simple Art of Murder"). But in sheer number of sales — particularly those of Agatha Christie — modern detective fiction has never approached the popularity of Golden Age writing. Current writing influenced by the Golden Age style is often referred to as "cosy" mystery writing, as distinct from the "hardboiled" style popular in the United States. Recent writers working in this style include Sarah Caudwell, Ruth Dudley

title: The Murder Book

text: The Murder Book The Murder Book is a mystery novel by American author Jonathan Kellerman. During a surprise trip to Paris, Alex Delaware's girlfriend Robin announces that she will be working as part of the road crew for a rock music tour, while Alex remains at home. The split is hard on Alex, who uses the time to question his relationship with Robin as well as to start drinking heavily. An enigmatic package arrives at Alex's house containing a photo album of violent photographs depicting victims of various cases. Labeled the Murder Book, Alex's friend, homicide detective Milo Sturgis, inspects

title: The Detective (novel)

text: friends with the man with whom Karen Leland had had an affair. As Leland's investigation deepens he uncovers evidence of corruption and murder. Eventually, Leland discovers that Colin was connected to a homicide during Leland's earlier life with the police department as a detective. During the investigation of Teddy Leikman's death, a confession was obtained from Felix Tesla, Leikman's roommate. Tesla was subsequently executed by electric chair. It turned out that Colin MacIver was the true murderer. Joe's partner, Mike Petrakis, managed to decipher Colin's coded notes and reveal a paper trail of corruption. The Detective (novel) The Detective is

title: Agatha Christie: Murder on the Orient Express

text: detective Hercule Poirot. "Murder on the Orient Express" retains the main plot elements of Agatha Christie's novel of the same name. An additional ending is presented in the game which differs from the conclusion of Christie's novel. As with "And Then There Were None", Christie's novel is bundled with the game. Some reviewers of "Murder on the Orient Express" criticized the game because of the repetitive nature of tasks the player must complete, and also complained about the inefficient and cumbersome inventory system. Others have praised it for improved graphics compared to "And Then There Were None", as well as

text: convincing voice acting and audio effects. "Murder on the Orient Express" is followed by "", the third installment in the "Agatha Christie series". "Murder on the Orient Express" is the first game in the "Agatha Christie series" to feature Hercule Poirot, Christie's most popular and famous detective. David Suchet, whose portrayal of Poirot achieved fame through the popular television series "Agatha Christie's Poirot", was hired to provide Poirot's voice. His performance was generally met with praise. Some have criticized the game for not allowing the player to actually control Poirot; the developers explained this choice by saying that adventure gamers

title: Murder on the Orient Express (2017 film)

text: "Agatha Christie's Poirot". The plot follows Poirot, a world-renowned detective, as he seeks to solve a murder on the famous trans-European train in the 1930s. Principal photography began in November 2016 in the United Kingdom; it is one of the few productions in recent decades to have used 65 mm film cameras. "Murder on the Orient Express" had its world premiere on November 2, 2017 at Royal Albert Hall in London, and was released in theatres in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2017, and in the United States on November 10, 2017, by 20th Century Fox. The film grossed

title: Detective Story (1983 film)

text: Detective Story (1983 film) Naomi is a rich university student about to leave on a trip to America. Her father hires detective Shuichi Tsujiyama to watch over her, a situation that pleases neither Naomi or Shuichi. Things get complicated when Shuichi's ex-wife is suspected in the murder of a love hotel manager. Naomi and Shuichi join up to investigate the murder which may involve yakuza gangsters. "Detective Story", director Negishi's third mainstream film, was based on a novel by mystery writer Jirō Akagawa. Lead actor Yūsaku Matsuda also played the role of a detective (Shunsaku Kudo) in the 1979-1980 TV

title: The Arabian Nights Murder

text: The Arabian Nights Murder The Arabian Nights Murder, first published in 1936, is a detective story by John Dickson Carr featuring his series detective Gideon Fell. This novel is a mystery of the type known as a whodunnit. When Scotland Yard detective John Carruthers attends the Wade Museum of Oriental Art, and begins to investigate the interior of one of a series of carriages on exhibit, he is sarcastically told by the night watchman "Watch out when you touch it! There's a dead man inside!" Of course, a dead man tumbles out. The corpse has been stabbed with an elaborate

title: Murder on the Mississippi

text: detective Sir Charles and Watson are caught up in the midst of a murder case by chance, that they must solve. Not Holmes. Becomes the second victim. His appearance is similar to that of a painting of Sherlock Holmes by Charles Doyle (Arthur Conan Doyle's father). Known as "Regis" in the Activision version. Only a few of his memos can be taken. He occasionally takes walks by himself without any notice. After Charles' death, he longs to do everything over again the right way. A prostitute, staying in Room 8. Going to New Orleans to visit her Aunt Pearl. Her

title: Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases

text: Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases The story is narrated by Mello, a character from the manga. It recounts the time the detective L worked with FBI agent Naomi Misora to stop a violent serial killer. The murderer turns out to be one of the original children raised to succeed L in his detective work: B, who calls himself "Beyond Birthday", or BB. On hearing about the murders, L recruits Misora to investigate. She meets a detective who introduces himself as Rue Ryuzaki. The investigation reveals that each murder leaves clues to the next, and Misora

title: Michael Shayne, Private Detective

text: Michael Shayne, Private Detective Michael Shayne, Private Detective is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Eugene Forde and starring Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver and Joan Valerie. It is based on Brett Halliday's novel "The Private Practice of Michael Shayne". It was the first in a series of Michael Shayne films starring Nolan. A private detective is hired to act as a guardian to a wealthy man's daughter, who has been gambling away her allowance at the racetrack and associating with shady characters in a casino. However, he quickly finds himself embroiled in a murder case and has to stay

title: Detective Story (1983 film)

text: series "Tantei Monogatari" ("Detective Story") but the film is unrelated to the TV series. The film was released in Japan on VHS tape in December 1989, and as a DVD in December 2000. 8th Hochi Film Award Detective Story (1983 film) Naomi is a rich university student about to leave on a trip to America. Her father hires detective Shuichi Tsujiyama to watch over her, a situation that pleases neither Naomi or Shuichi. Things get complicated when Shuichi's ex-wife is suspected in the murder of a love hotel manager. Naomi and Shuichi join up to investigate the murder which may

title: Detective dénouement

text: to show the readers how the character came to the conclusion and figured out the mystery. One famous example of the detective dénouement is the explanatory speech given by a forensic psychologist after the climax of the 1960 film "Psycho". In the U.S. television series "Monk", the title character (Adrian Monk) usually uses this method with the words "here's what happened." A black-and-white montage of the events prior to the murder accompanies his narration. Detective dénouement The detective dénouement (, ; ) is a variant on the literary dénouement common to mystery stories. Detective dénouement was first popularised by the

title: Murder Is Easy

text: novels by Mr Hull and Mrs Christie appear should be a red letter week for connoisseurs of detective fiction. One must, however, reluctantly confess that neither of them is fully up to standard." After considering in isolation "And Death Came Too", Mr. Ashley turned his attention to "Murder is Easy" and started, "Mrs Christie has abandoned M. Hercule Poirot in her new novel, but it must be confessed that his understudy, Luke Fitzwilliam, a retired policeman from the Mayang States is singularly lacking in 'little grey matter.' Poirot may have recently become, with advancing years, a trifle staid, but absence

title: The Arabian Nights Murder

text: Persian dagger, is wearing an obvious set of false whiskers, and is clutching a cookbook. Gideon Fell must investigate the death and explain all the bizarre circumstances of what was a very busy night at the museum. The Arabian Nights Murder The Arabian Nights Murder, first published in 1936, is a detective story by John Dickson Carr featuring his series detective Gideon Fell. This novel is a mystery of the type known as a whodunnit. When Scotland Yard detective John Carruthers attends the Wade Museum of Oriental Art, and begins to investigate the interior of one of a series of

title: The Cheap Detective

text: himself innocent of his partner's murder while helping a bizarre array of characters recover a lost treasure. The Cheap Detective The Cheap Detective is a 1978 American satirical comedy film written by Neil Simon and directed by Robert Moore. It stars Peter Falk as Lou Peckinpaugh, a parody of Humphrey Bogart. The film is a parody of Bogart films such as "Casablanca" and "The Maltese Falcon". The ensemble cast includes Madeline Kahn, Louise Fletcher, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Stockard Channing, Marsha Mason, Sid Caesar, John Houseman, Dom DeLuise, Abe Vigoda, James Coco, Phil Silvers, Fernando Lamas, Nicol Williamson, Scatman Crothers, Vic

title: Detective Grimoire

text: Detective Grimoire Detective Grimoire is a murder mystery point-and-click game developed by SFB Games and published by Armor Games, which was released on iOS platforms on January 2, 2014. It was later released on Android, PC, Mac, Linux and Steam by SFB Games. The game has been well received for its mystery, animation, dialogue and protagonist. It is intended to be the first game in a Detective Grimoire franchise. The game is a sequel to a Flash game of the same name released on Armorgames.com in 2007. That game is a character-driven mystery game more complex than the majority of

title: The Garden Murder Case

text: is so steep that the critic who called the ninth of them [i.e. "The Garden Murder Case"] 'one more stitch in his literary shroud' was not overstating the case." "The Garden Murder Case" (1936) starred Edmund Lowe as Philo Vance, was directed by Edwin L. Marin and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. <br> The Garden Murder Case The Garden Murder Case (first published in 1935) is the ninth in a series of mystery novels by S. S. Van Dine about fictional detective Philo Vance. Floyd, the son of Professor Garden, invites his socialite friends to the rooftop garden of his father’s New

title: The Garden Murder Case

text: race, a gunshot is heard and Floyd’s friend is found dead of a gunshot wound. Though initially thought to be a suicide, Detective Vance deems the death a murder. The night proves to be even more eventful, due to the attempted poisoning of Floyd’s mother’s nurse and the subsequent murder of his mother. Ultimately, Detective Vance is able to solve the murders. He lures the murderer into revealing himself and gathers photographic evidence of him trying to push the detective off of the garden balcony. Crime novelist and critic Julian Symons wrote, "The decline in the last six Vance books

title: Hemlock Hoax, the Detective

text: in April as a split reel, being presented with two other Lubin comedies. The black-and-white short received positive reviews with several journalists praising the film's humor. It is unclear whether there is a surviving print of the film, and the identities of the film's cast and crew are not recorded. Hemlock Hoax is a detective who has little respect in the small tropical town where he lives, despite the fact that he thinks he is a better sleuth than Sherlock Holmes. A pair of boys decide to play a trick on Hoax and tell him about a murder. Hoax rushes

title: The Murder House Trilogy

text: between the release dates for "House Arrest" and "Murder House". At the time, it was not known why Simon & Schuster would want to disrupt The Murder House Trilogy. Some speculation was "Haunted" may tie-in with the trilogy. Aladdin Paperbacks also published a "Nancy Drew" "Girl Detective" mini-series; the "Perfect Mystery Trilogy" which ran from June 2008 – October 2008. The Murder House Trilogy The Murder House Trilogy is a three-part detective fiction mini-series in "The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers", published by Aladdin Paperbacks (an imprint of Simon & Schuster). The first book in the trilogy, "Deprivation House", was published

title: Murder at the Savoy

text: Gunvald Larsson. Murder at the Savoy Murder at the Savoy (original title: "Polis, polis, potatismos!" literally "Police, Police, Mashed Potatoes!") is a crime novel by Swedish writers Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. It is the sixth book out of ten in the detective series by revolving around police detective Martin Beck. "Murder at the Savoy" is the English title of the novel. The Swedish title of the book, meaning "Police, police, mashed potatoes", is explained in a scene where Gunvald Larsson is telling off the miserably lazy policemen Kristiansson and Kvant. The two policemen had, instead of obeying their orders

title: Murder at the Savoy

text: Murder at the Savoy Murder at the Savoy (original title: "Polis, polis, potatismos!" literally "Police, Police, Mashed Potatoes!") is a crime novel by Swedish writers Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. It is the sixth book out of ten in the detective series by revolving around police detective Martin Beck. "Murder at the Savoy" is the English title of the novel. The Swedish title of the book, meaning "Police, police, mashed potatoes", is explained in a scene where Gunvald Larsson is telling off the miserably lazy policemen Kristiansson and Kvant. The two policemen had, instead of obeying their orders to arrest

title: The Garden Murder Case

text: The Garden Murder Case The Garden Murder Case (first published in 1935) is the ninth in a series of mystery novels by S. S. Van Dine about fictional detective Philo Vance. Floyd, the son of Professor Garden, invites his socialite friends to the rooftop garden of his father’s New York penthouse to listen to the outcome of horse races. Detective Philo Vance receives an anonymous telephone message inviting him to one of Floyd’s gatherings. On that particular night, Floyd’s best friend has placed an enormous bet on a horse named Equanimity. Once it is announced that Equanimity has lost the

title: Detective Story (2007 film)

text: film "satisfying as genre filmmaking. Many of the murder sequences are indeed scary—and they're scary because of their atmosphere and manipulation of suspense; they contain surprisingly little gore." Detective Story (2007 film) Detective Story, known in Japan as , is a 2007 Japanese crime film directed by Takashi Miike. Takashima Raita, known as a brilliant hacker, moves into a low-rent apartment next door to Kazama Raita, a man with the same given name who works as a private detective. A girl named Inoue Manami comes looking for the detective late at night but finds him drunk and unwilling to help

title: The Invisible Detective

text: The Invisible Detective The Invisible Detective is a series of juvenile adventure novels, written by Justin Richards. Originally published in the United Kingdom between 2003 and 2005, the series has also been released in the United States. The books are detective fiction with science fictional and/or fantastic elements (depending on the book). Set in London in the 1930s, the series recounts the adventures of four children, Art, Jonny, Meg, and Flinch, who act as "Baker Street Irregulars" to the detective Brandon Lake, who is known as "the Invisible Detective" as no one has seen more than his silhouetted figure in

title: The Winter Murder Case

text: critic who called the ninth of them one more stitch in his literary shroud was not overstating the case." wrote Julian Symons in "Bloody Murder". "This is [Van Dine's] last work, left in an only semi-expanded outline form at the time of his death. Philo Vance is still the detective but the pseudo-scholarly footnotes are not in evidence nor is the pearl-handled telephone. In fact, this short book is pleasant reading; add your own nostalgia if you wish.", according to Jacques Barzun and Wendell Hertig Taylor in "A Catalogue of Crime". The Winter Murder Case The Winter Murder Case (1939)

title: Private Detective (film)

text: Private Detective (film) Private Detective is a 1939 American drama film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by Earle Snell and Raymond L. Schrock. The film stars Jane Wyman and Dick Foran and is based on the short story "Invitation to Murder" by Kay Krausse in the "Pocket Detective Magazine". It was released by Warner Bros. on December 9, 1939. Millard Lannon (John Eldredge) sues his ex-wife Mona Lannon (Gloria Dickson) for the custody of their son. The owner of the Nation-Wide Detective Agency, where Myrna Winslow (Jane Wyman) works asks her to testify against Mona. Myrna refuses because

title: Detective fiction

text: a few debut and swansong stories: Detective fiction Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—either professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around the same time as speculative fiction and other genre fiction in the mid-nineteenth century and has remained extremely popular, particularly in novels. Some of the most famous heroes of detective fiction include C. Auguste Dupin, Sherlock Holmes, and Hercule Poirot. Juvenile stories featuring The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and The Boxcar Children have also remained in print for several decades. Some

title: Detective fiction

text: Detective fiction Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—either professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around the same time as speculative fiction and other genre fiction in the mid-nineteenth century and has remained extremely popular, particularly in novels. Some of the most famous heroes of detective fiction include C. Auguste Dupin, Sherlock Holmes, and Hercule Poirot. Juvenile stories featuring The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and The Boxcar Children have also remained in print for several decades. Some scholars, such as R. H. Pfeiffer,

title: The Reader is Warned

text: clever detective stories, the disappearance of a book in which she jots down unusual methods of murder, and a strange house guest who believes that he can kill people at a distance by the use of something he calls "Teleforce". The Reader is Warned The Reader is Warned is a mystery novel by the American writer John Dickson Carr (1906–1977), who published it under the name of Carter Dickson. It is a whodunit and features the series detective Sir Henry Merrivale. Sir Henry Merrivale must solve an impossible crime when a man dies in his home in such a way

title: Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem

text: University where they join together with Hakuba Saguru, a famous detective from the North. They find out that one of the former presidents of the club, Nishio, was charged with the murder of a classmate. Hattori then confirms with the client through the phone that the mystery he wants them to solve was the murder case. They are attacked by two motorcyclists working for a person who is trying to kill Kaitou Kid. To escape, the three detectives split up. Conan ends up falling from a bridge and breaks his leg. Kogoro is already giving his report to the client

title: The Waxworks Murder

text: of the Silver Key", where aristocratic masked club members mix and mingle in the darkened rooms in search of adulterous entertainment. Henri Bencolin and his friend Jeff Marle must penetrate the club and make sense of the few clues before Bencolin arrives at the solution and makes a very surprising wager with the murderer. The Waxworks Murder The Waxworks Murder, first published in 1932, is a detective story by John Dickson Carr featuring his series detective Henri Bencolin of the Parisian police. This novel is a mystery of the type known as a whodunnit. The body of a young woman,

title: The Bishop Murder Case

text: generous sprinkling of archery, chess and astronomy, mixed with poison and bloodshed." A film starring Basil Rathbone was made of "The Bishop Murder Case" in 1930. The film was an early "talkie" and lacks a music soundtrack. Some elements from the mystery's plot were referenced in Dario Argento's giallo comeback movie, "Sleepless" (called "Non ho sonno" in Italy), which featured killings referencing a nursery rhyme. The Bishop Murder Case The Bishop Murder Case (1928) is the fourth in a series of mystery novels by S. S. Van Dine about fictional detective Philo Vance. The detective solves a mystery built around

title: Murder in the Central Committee

text: Murder in the Central Committee Murder in the Central Committee () is a 1982 Spanish thriller film directed by Vicente Aranda. It stars Patxi Andión and Victoria Abril. The plot follows a private detective, an ex-communist and former CIA agent, who travels from Barcelona to Madrid to discover the identity of the assassin of the leader of the Spanish Communist Party who was stabbed during a blackout while presiding over a meeting of the party's Central Committee. The film is a thriller with ironic political overtones. The script was written by director Vicente Aranda. It was based on a book

title: Shamim Reza Rubel murder

text: Shamim Reza Rubel murder Shamim Reza Rubel murder is a murder of private university student that took place in police custody and created a landmark legal case in Bangladesh. Shamim Reza Rubel was a BBA student of Independent University, Bangladesh, a private university. On 23 July 1998 he was taken from his home in Siddeswari by undercover members of Detective Branch of Bangladesh Police who started beating him immediately and accused him of having illegal weapons. He was taken to the Detective Branch office in Mintu road. He was tortured in custody and forced to admit he had illegal weapons.

title: Golden Age of Detective Fiction

text: Golden Age of Detective Fiction The Golden Age of Detective Fiction was an era of classic murder mystery novels of similar patterns and styles, predominantly in the 1920s and 1930s. The Golden Age proper is in practice usually taken to refer to a type of fiction which was predominant in the 1920s and 1930s but had been written since at least 1911 and is still being written—though much less—today. In his history of the detective story, "Bloody Murder: From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel", the author Julian Symons heads two chapters devoted to the Golden Age as "the

title: Golden Age of Detective Fiction

text: Taku Ashibe. Golden Age of Detective Fiction The Golden Age of Detective Fiction was an era of classic murder mystery novels of similar patterns and styles, predominantly in the 1920s and 1930s. The Golden Age proper is in practice usually taken to refer to a type of fiction which was predominant in the 1920s and 1930s but had been written since at least 1911 and is still being written—though much less—today. In his history of the detective story, "Bloody Murder: From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel", the author Julian Symons heads two chapters devoted to the Golden Age

title: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

text: novel adaptation on 20 August 2007, adapted and illustrated by Bruno Lachard (). This was translated from the edition first published in France by in 2004 under the title, "Le Meurtre de Roger Ackroyd". The Murder of Roger Ackroyd The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in June 1926 in the United Kingdom by William Collins, Sons and in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company on 19 June 1926. It is the third novel to feature Hercule Poirot as the lead detective. Poirot retires to a village

title: The Murder Room

text: 2004, starring Martin Shaw as Dalgliesh and Janie Dee as Lavenham. The production was released on DVD in the U.S. in October 2005. The Murder Room The Murder Room is a 2003 detective novel and the 12th in the Adam Dalgliesh series by P. D. James. It takes place in London, particularly the Dupayne Museum on the edge of Hampstead Heath in the London Borough of Camden. The Dupayne Museum is an eclectic collection of English memorabilia from the period between World War I and World War II. The murder room of the title refers to a room displaying relics

title: Divisional detective inspector

text: "patch", answering only to the divisional superintendent and only calling in support from Scotland Yard for very serious crimes such as murder. DDI was an important stepping stone in a detective's career, with many top detectives getting their best experience when they were DDIs. The rank was discontinued in 1949, when it was regraded to detective chief inspector. In 1953, it was regraded again to detective superintendent grade I, and is thus equivalent to a modern detective superintendent. Divisional detective inspector Divisional detective inspector (DDI), also known as first class detective inspector, was a rank in the Criminal Investigation Department

title: The Gracie Allen Murder Case

text: The Gracie Allen Murder Case The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1938) (also published as "The Scent of Murder") is the eleventh of twelve detective novels by S. S. Van Dine featuring his famous fictional detective of the 1920s and 1930s, Philo Vance. It also features the zany half of the Burns and Allen comedy team. It is in some ways a roman à clef, including not just Burns and Allen but also such characters as Gracie's mother and brother. (George Burns, after all, has described the couple's act as, "All I had to do was ask, 'Gracie, how's your brother?'

title: The Bishop Murder Case (film)

text: as Sherlock Holmes, nine years before Rathbone would first play the famous detective. The Bishop Murder Case (film) The Bishop Murder Case is a 1930 mystery film directed by Nick Grinde, starring Basil Rathbone, Leila Hyams and Roland Young. Nine years before his role as Sherlock Holmes, Basil Rathbone essayed the character of S.S. Van Dyne's detective Philo Vance. S.S. Van Dyne's novel, "The Benson Murder Case" in 1926 success spawned 11 subsequent Vance novels. It is also the first MGM film in the 1930s'. From his private balcony, elderly Prof. Dillard and his servant see the body of family

title: The Murder at the Vicarage

text: is Christie's daughter, Rosalind Hicks (1919–2004) who was the daughter of her first marriage to Archibald Christie (1890–1962) and Agatha Christie's only child. Rosalind was eleven years of age at the time of the publication of this book. The Murder at the Vicarage The Murder at the Vicarage is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in October 1930 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition

title: Murder in the Submarine Zone

text: Murder in the Submarine Zone Murder in the Submarine Zone (also published as "Nine—And Death Makes Ten" and "Murder in the Atlantic") is a mystery novel by the American writer John Dickson Carr (1906–1977), who published it under the name of Carter Dickson. It is a whodunnit and features the series detective Sir Henry Merrivale. Nine oddly-assorted passengers aboard the "S.S. Edwardic" are crossing the Atlantic during World War II, with the constant threat of attack by German submarines. When one passenger is murdered, apparently for a military secret, Sir Henry Merrivale must solve the mystery. But can he contend