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"When you read the account of a murder - or, say, a fiction story based on murder - you usually begin with the murder itself. That's all wrong. The murder begins a long time beforehand. A murder is the culmination of a lot of different circumstances, all converging at a given moment at a given point. People are brought into it from different parts of the globe and for unforeseen reasons. [...] The murder itself is the end of the story. It's Zero Hour." He paused. "It's Zero Hour now."
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time
murder-mystery
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Agatha Christie |
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748cbec
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Look! A riddle! Time for fun! Should we use a rope or gun? Knives are sharp and gleam so pretty Poison's slow, which is a pity Fire is festive, drowning's slow Hanging's a ropy way to go A broken head, a nasty fall A car colliding with a wall Bombs make a very jolly noise Such ways to punish naughty boys! What shall we use? We can't decide. Just like you cannot run or hide. Ha ha. Truly, Devious
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poem
murder-mystery
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Maureen Johnson |
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f042d22
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What you do not understand is that there are things that cannot be bought.
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murder-mystery
things-that-cannot-be-bought
five-little-pigs
hercule-poirot
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Agatha Christie |
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a251026
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Ah, but my dear sir, the why must never be obvious. That is the whole point.
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the-why
why
murder-mystery
five-little-pigs
hercule-poirot
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Agatha Christie |
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1c500bf
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But it is not everything in life that has its ticket, so much. There are things that are not for sale.
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life
can-t-buy-everything
murder-mystery
not-for-sale
things-that-cannot-be-bought
five-little-pigs
hercule-poirot
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Agatha Christie |
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6ce14d9
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"Yes, you can see the bullet points here, here and here, sir; there are multiple back-slashes, of course. And that's a forward slash. I would have to call this a frenzied attack. Did anyone hear the interrobang?" "Oh yes. Woman next door was temporarily deafened by it. What's this?" "Ah. You don't see many of these any more. It's an emoticon. Hold your head this way and it appears to be winking." "Good God! You mean - ?" "That's the mouth." "You mean - ?" "That's the nose." "Good grief Then it's - ?" "Oh yes, sir. There's no doubt about it, sir. The Punctuation Murderer has struck again."
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path-lab
murder-mystery
punctuation
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Lynne Truss |
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8821c66
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William made an ejaculation in his own language that I didn't understand, nor did the abbot understand it, and perhaps it was best for us both, because the word William uttered had an obscene hissing sound.
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murder-mystery
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Umberto Eco |
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9da47f1
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But he couldn't feel self-pity in the face of the memorial. He hadn't lost nearly enough as these children, who'd lost their homeland and, in many cases,their whole families. Perhaps they had gained something, too, though. They had at least escaped the concentration camps, been taken in by good, caring families, and had grown up to live their lives in relative freedom.
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inspector-banks
peter-robinson
strange-affair
human-trafficking
missing
suspense-thriller
murder-mystery
detective
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Peter Robinson |