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CONTENTS

Introduction 9

1 DETECTION AND MYSTERY

Primitives

1 ORIENTAL

The History of Bel (Analysis of Material Evidence) 41
The History of Susanna (Analysis of Testimony) 42

2 LATIN

The Story of Hercules and Cacus (Fabrication of False Clues) 45

3 GREEK

The Story of Rhampsinitus’ Treasure-House (Psychological
Method of Detection: Plot and Counterplot) 47

The Modern Detective Story

1 THE STORY OF PURE SENSATION

a The Solution discovered by Chance
Mrs. Henry Wood, The Ebony Box 49
b The Clues known to the Detective but withheld from the Reader
C. Hedley Barker, The Ace of Trouble 89

2 THE STORY OF PURE ANALYSIS

Edgar Allan Poe, The Mystery of Marie Rogét 93

3 TALES OF MIXED TYPE

a Amateur Detectives or Private Consultants
A. Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Priory School 127
Ernest Bramah, The Ghost at Massingham Mansions 150
F. A. M. Webster, The Secret of the Singular Cipher 169
C.E. Bechhofer Roberts, The English Filter 179
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