... sees things from the perspective of an average citizen, rather than from an educated one. We see this further pointed out in the article, "The Simple Art of Murder" by Raymond Chandler. Chandler says, "The detective is a common man or he could not go among the common people. He has a sense of character, or he would not do his job." Spade ... ...

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At the end of the 19th century and right through the 20th century, crime fiction became popular particularly through the writings of Raymond Chandler, Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle. (1) Readers have been given great pleasure in reading about the fearless detectives using their wit and intellect to solve crimes and thus becoming ... ...

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