Question

Discuss the following elements of a detective or mystery story.

1. a mystery

2. strange happenings

3. a smart detective who investigates the happenings

4. a crime/possibility of a crime

5. preventing the crime and catching the criminal.

6. characteristics of the victim

7. characteristics of the criminal

8. characteristics of the detective

Use the elements to prepare outlines of detective stories using your imagination.

Write a story using any one of the outlines.

Answer 1

Outline:

1. Disappearance of the ‘Will’.

2. Death of the head of the family.

3. Wife and two sons left behind.

4. ‘Will’ to be read before family members.

5. The elder brother in charge of the ‘Will’.

6. He makes excuses of misplacing the ‘Will’ and shows the photocopy of the ‘Will’.

7. The family lawyer insists on the original ‘Will’.

8. The elder brother keeps insisting on having lost the ‘Will’.

9. Mr. Karamchand, a clever and intelligent detective called.

10. The detective makes the necessary enquiries.

11. The elder brother, a gambler, a revelation.

12. The detective catches the elder brother in his own act.

13. The elder brother owns up.

14. The lawyer with the help of the detective prevents a big crime from being executed.