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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
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mystery
mystery or mystery story, literary genre in which the cause (or causes) of a mysterious happening, often a crime, is gradually revealed by the hero or heroine; this is accomplished through a mixture of intelligence, ingenuity, the logical interpretation of evidence, and sometimes sheer luck. ... Read more |
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The Bat
Bat, The (1920), a mystery drama by Mary Roberts Rinehart, Avery Hopwood. [Morosco Theatre, 867 perf.] The elderly spinster Cornelia Van Gorder ( Effie Ellsler) rents the summer home of a banker who reportedly has been killed, but who, it turns out, may have absconded after hiding stolen funds in... Read more |
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Ross Macdonald
Ross Macdonald pseud. of Kenneth Millar, 1915-83, American novelist, b. Los Gatos, Calif. He was educated in Canada and at the Univ. of Michigan. Macdonald's mystery novels center on the tough but compassionate private detective, Lew Archer. They often deal with the effect of the past on... Read more |
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Eleusinian Mysteries
Eleusinian Mysteries , principal religious mysteries of ancient Greece. The mysteries may have originated as part of an early agrarian festival peculiar to certain families in Eleusis. The Athenians later (c.600 BC) took over the ceremonies. Because the mysteries were secret, little is known of... Read more |
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Gowrie conspiracy
Gowrie conspiracy, 1600. James VI of Scotland mistrusted the Gowrie family. The 3rd Lord Ruthven had murdered Rizzio and the 1st earl of Gowrie had held James captive after the Ruthven raid in 1582. On 5 August 1600, while hunting, James was urgently invited by Alexander Ruthven to Gowrie... Read more |
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Edward Gorey
Edward Gorey 1925-2000, American illustrator and writer, b. Chicago, grad Harvard. He lived and worked in New York City and Cape Cod until 1986 when he moved permanently to the Cape. Gorey is celebrated for his more than 100 small volumes of gothic fables, meticulously hand-lettered and intricately... Read more |
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Detective Story
Detective Story, form of fiction whose main structural characteristic is a reversal of the sequence of events: the catastrophe, generally a murder, is typically presented first, followed by the introduction of suspected criminals and of a series of clues whose significance the reader is not supposed... Read more |
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Ayers Rock
Ayers Rock a red rock mass in Northern Territory, Australia, south-west of Alice Springs, the largest monolith in the world.In 1980 it was the site of a famous mystery, the disappearance of a nine-week-old girl said to have been carried off by a dingo; the child's body was never found, and although... Read more |
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Play It Again, Woody // The Filmmaker Resurrects His Comic Style In...
...then the release of "Manhattan Murder Mystery," his latest...his true worth. "Manhattan Murder Mystery" is...interview in Allen's Manhattan office, he is cheerful...incorporating a murder ... |
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'MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY' LIGHT WOODY ALLEN FARE.(PREVIEW)
...possible, without his setting "Manhattan Murder Mystery" on the planet Vulcan. As...Allen's favorite planet, Manhattan, and although the plot involves...and simple and likable as "Manhattan Murder Mystery." ... |
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Woody's First After Mia: Manhattan Murder Mystery.
...Woody's First After Mia: Manhattan Murder Mystery. Few filmmakers have been as...came time to watch his new film Manhattan Murder Mystery -- of clues...and aerial shots of beautiful Manhattan come up. The ... |
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Manhattan Murder Mystery.
Manhattan Murder Mystery is a screwball comedy, not fast...sarcasm that protects it are used in Manhattan Murder Mystery to conscious effect...He atrophies for two hours in Manhattan Murder ... |
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Manhattan murder mystery: Who really killed Linda Stein? ; Linda Stein was...
...Riverside Chapel in Manhattan on 2 November was impressive...to estate agent in Manhattan, like Goldberg and...VIP cards to get into Manhattan clubs as a teen. But...is so sure that the mystery of the murder of Linda Stein is not...It was ... |
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Preview: Film: Making light of a nasty affair Manhattan Murder Mystery...
...another film about a murder, and it too featured...Allen started shooting Manhattan Murder Mystery in 1992, a few months...director pronounced Manhattan Murder Mystery "a...well have come up with ... |
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Manhattan murder mystery Her family feared the worst when Gail...
...summoned before the Manhattan State Supreme Court...with second-degree murder. The surgeon, the...reads like a classic murder mystery. Wealthy surgeon slays...a luxurious flat on Manhattan's Upper East Side... |
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Burr-Hamilton defend suspect in Manhattan murder mystery
Burr, Hamilton defend suspect in Manhattan Well Murder Mystery On this day, April 1, in 1800, the original...Aaron Burr, won an acquittal in the infamous Manhattan Well Murder Mystery. Before the men fired shots in Americas... |
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"MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY.".(PREVIEW)
"MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY." Starring Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Alan Alda and Anjelica Huston. Directed by Woody Allen. Rated PG-13, for language. *** 1/2 |
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Movie Review: MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY
Cineman Syndicate Cineman Syndicate 01-01-1984 Movie Review: MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY Here's Woody Allen in top form with a funny, frothy comedy wrapped in a clever whodunit. He and Diane Keaton work well together... |
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