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From: u934132@student.canberra.edu.au (Ogawa / Taro Stephen (ISE))
Subject: Re: Mysteries in IF
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Firstly, an author recommendation: John Dickson Carr/Carter Dickson.
(THE expert in locked room murder mysteries - It's surprising just how 
many different ways there are :)

Secondly - methods of solving:

1) Important person (Judge, policeman etc.) asks questions about who/when/why
   etc, and you answer. All correct, and mystery solved     
2) The typical way - Accuse Joe Bloggs, show x pieces of evidence, Joe
   Bloggs jumps out the window, satisfying ending etc. :)
3) Catch Joe Bloggs in the process of committing another crime
4) Set up a trap.
5) Commit the crime yourself and frame somebody. This last method is 
   copyright ME and usable only by ME ;) (Actually this could make for
   quite an interesting IF adventure - first commit the crime, then cover 
   up, then frame....But then I'm just a warped person :)

								Taro.
