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=== Van Dine's First === |
=== Van Dine's First === |
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The reader must have equal opportunity with the detective for solving the mystery. All clues must be plainly stated and described. |
The reader must have equal opportunity with the detective for solving the mystery. All clues must be plainly stated and described. |
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In ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'': It is forbidden to have a crime without all blues presented. |
In ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'': It is forbidden to have a crime without all blues presented. |
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=== Van Dine's Second === |
=== Van Dine's Second === |
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=== Van Dine's Seventh === |
=== Van Dine's Seventh === |
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There simply must be a corpse in a detective novel, and the deader the corpse the better. No lesser crime than murder will suffice. Three hundred pages is far too much bother for a crime other than murder. After all, the reader's trouble and expenditure of energy must be rewarded. |
There simply must be a corpse in a detective novel, and the deader the corpse the better. No lesser crime than murder will suffice. Three hundred pages is far too much bother for a crime other than murder. After all, the reader's trouble and expenditure of energy must be rewarded. |
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In ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'': It is forbidden to have a crime without a corpse. |
In ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'': It is forbidden to have a crime without a corpse. |
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=== Van Dine's Eighth === |
=== Van Dine's Eighth === |
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=== Van Dine's Eleventh === |
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A servant must not be chosen by the author as the culprit. This is begging a noble question. It is a too easy solution. The culprit must be a decidedly worth-while person — one that wouldn't ordinarily come under suspicion. |
A servant must not be chosen by the author as the culprit. This is begging a noble question. It is a too easy solution. The culprit must be a decidedly worth-while person — one that wouldn't ordinarily come under suspicion. |
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In ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'': It is forbidden for a servant to be the culprit! |
In ''Umineko no Naku Koro ni'': It is forbidden for a servant to be the culprit! |
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=== Van Dine's Twelfth === |
=== Van Dine's Twelfth === |