Classic Detective Fiction – Who Did it?
Classic detective stories are now just that, classics. They opened the door for writers with vivid imaginations and well grouped wordings to fantasize a world of crime and crime solving. The early writers composed their stories in such similar detail that one could easily compare one story from one author with that of another in the same genre. Many stories exist, but only a few are deemed notable by critics. The authors of many of what are now considered classic detective fiction genre wrote by a certain set of rules. These rules were occasionally broken and bent but the storyline never strayed far from the original rules that were set in place. Many call these types of stories “Who Done Its” but they can be classified under the name of ‘classic detective fiction’. The story follows a general set of rules. These rules were originally published by Ronald Knox to give the writer a clear set of boundaries when writing detective fiction. Written in the heyday of classic detective fiction,
