Mystery Unit Review – Flashcards
Flashcard maker : Lucas Davies
Detective in Murders in the Rue Morgue
Dupin
Assistant in Murders in the Rue Morgue
The narrator (not named)
Client in Murders in the Rue Morgue
There wasn’t one
Perpetrator in Murders in the Rue Morgue
Orang-Otang
Victim in Murders in the Rue Morgue
Camille and her mother
Crime in Murders in the Rue Morgue
Murder
Weapon in Murders in the Rue Morgue
Razor blade
Sub-genre in Murders in the Rue Morgue
Locked room
Explicit message of Murders in the Rue Morgue
Any crime is solvable by its very nature
Implicit message of Murders in the Rue Morgue
Anyone is capable of crime. Never underestimate the solution of a crime
Detective in A Case of Identity
Holmes
Assistant in A Case of Identity
Watson
Client in A Case of Identity
Mary Sutherland
Perpetrator in A Case of Identity
The Stepdad
Victim in A Case of Identity
Technically there wasn’t one but Mary could be considered
Crime in A Case of Identity
There wasn’t one
Weapon in A Case of Identity
There wasn’t one
Sub-genre in A Case of Identity
There isn’t one
Explicit message in A Case of Identity
Common, everyday life can be far more interesting than fiction
Implicit message in A Case of Identity
Crime comes in many forms. We need to pay attention to the seemingly insignificant details of life
Detective in The Stolen Cigar Case
Hemlock Jones
Assistant in The Stolen Cigar Case
Not given
Client in The Stolen Cigar Case
There wasn’t one
Perpetrator in The Stolen Cigar Case
There wasn’t one
Victim in The Stolen Cigar Case
There want one
Weapon in The Stolen Cigar Case
There wasn’t one
Sub-genre in The Stolen Cigar Case
There isn’t one
Explicit message in The Stolen Cigar Case
Fictional detectives could not solve real world mysteries as they do in these stories (with those “clues”)
Implicit message in The Stolen Cigar Case
When we give certain individuals in our lives too much credit for what they do or who they are, we can lose ourselves along the way
Detective in The Girl Behind the Hedge
Early
Assistant in The Girl Behind the Hedge
There wasn’t one
Client in The Girl Behind the Hedge
Perpetrator in The Girl Behind the Hedge
Duncan
Victim in The Girl Behind the Hedge
Harrison
Crime in The Girl Behind the Hedge
There wasn’t one
Weapon in The Girl Behind the Hedge
There wasn’t one
Sub-genre in The Girl Behind the Hedge
Hard boiled
Explicit message in The Girl Behind the Hedge
Revenge is acceptable as long as the “victim” is a person that we all recognize as bad and that we agree deserves it
Implicit message in The Girl Behind the Hedge
Big business capitalist giants are self-serving money grabbers who deserve what ever their victims can imagine
Detective in The Speckled Band
Holmes
Assistant in The Speckled Band
Watson
Client in The Speckled Band
Helen
Perpetrator in The Speckled Band
Grimesby Roylott
Victim in The Speckled Band
Julia
Crime in The Speckled Band
Murder
Weapon in The Speckled Band
The snake
Sub-genre in The Speckled Band
Locked room
Explicit message in The Speckled Band
In solving crime, attention to detail is of the utmost importance
Implicit message in The Speckled Band
Bad things will eventually happen to bad people. You can’t take things at face value b/c sometimes the truth is very subtly apparent
Detective in The Tenth Clew
Assistant in The Tenth Clew
O’Gar
Client in a The Tenth Clew
Charles Gantvoort
Perpetrator in The Tenth Clew
Madden Dexter
Victim in The Tenth Clew
Leopold Gantvoort
Crime in The Tenth Clew
Murder
Weapon in The Tenth Clew
Typewriter
Sub-genre in The Tenth Clew
Hard boiled
Explicit message in The Tenth Clew
Don’t believe everything presented to you to be automatic truth, you must search for the real truth, which is always there
Implicit message in The Tenth Clew
Greed, which is the basic for all that is bad within society, will eventually lead to destruction of you let it consume your life
Detective in The Mystery of Hunters Lodge
Poirot
Assistant in The Mystery of Hunters Lodge
Hastings
Client in The Mystery of Hunters Lodge
Mr. Havering
Perpetrator in The Mystery of Hunters Lodge
Mr. & Mrs. Hastings
Victim in The Mystery of Hunters Lodge
Mr.Pace
Crime in The Mystery of Hunters Lodge
Murder
Weapon in The Mystery of Hunters Lodge
A revolver
Sub-genre in The Mystery of Hunters Lodge
Cozy
Explicit message in The Mystery of Hunters Lodge
Greed, for man, leads people to commit acts of violence even against those they love
Implicit message in The Mystery of Hunters Lodge
If legal justice fails to punish perpetrators of crime, karma just might
Detective in The Invisible Man
Father Brown
Assistant in The Invisible Man
Angus
Client in The Invisible Man
Laura
Perpetrator in The Invisible Man
Welkin
Victim in The Invisible Man
Smythe
Crime in The Invisible Man
Murder
Weapon in The Invisible Man
Unknown
Sub-genre in The Invisible Man
Amateur
Explicit message in The Invisible Man
People exist right under our noses w/o us even recognizing them
Implicit message in The Invisible Man
Sometimes the most obvious clues are the least obvious to us
Detective in The Parker Shotgun
Kinsey
Assistant in The Parker Shotgun
There isn’t one
Client in The Parker Shotgun
Lisa
Perpetrator in The Parker Shotgun
Bill Squires
Victim in The Parker Shotgun
Rudd
Crime in The Parker Shotgun
Murder
Weapon in The Parker Shotgun
Parker shotgun
Sub-genre in The Parker Shotgun
Hard boiled
Explicit message in The Parker Shotgun
Never rule out the unexpected
Implicit message in The Parker Shotgun
Greed will lead to the ruin of an individual, and maybe even his family
