Course Information

In this mini course, you’re invited to step into the shadowy world of mystery and deduction. 

Create cunning suspects, hidden motives, and sharp-eyed detectives inspired by Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, before venturing into the darker streets of the hard-boiled detective genre where truth comes at a price. 

You’ll learn how to plant clues and red herrings, build tension and craft detectives with wit, flaws, and grit, leading to your own original mystery that will keep your readers guessing until the very end.

Course curriculum

    1. Hard Boiled Detective Fiction

    2. What is Hard Boiled Detective Fiction

    3. Dead Man Walking Story

    4. Noir Genre Detective Fiction: Dark Tales of Crime & Corruption

    1. Agatha Christie

    2. The Murders in the Rue Morgue - Part 1

    3. The ABC Murders

    1. Columbo

    2. Worksheet

    1. Arthur Conan-Doyle - Sherlock Holmes

    2. Worksheet Analysing Sherlock Holmes' Deductions

    3. The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Arthur Conan-Doyle

About this course

  • £9.60
  • 4 Videos
  • 4 Lessons

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