The Technique of the Mystery Story

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

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