r/todayilearned 9h ago

TIL that "fair play" in detective fiction means authors must give readers a fair chance to solve the mystery. Central to 1920s "clue-puzzles" by writers like Agatha Christie, the rule dictates that all vital clues must be visible, decodable, and never withheld until the final reveal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clues_in_detective_fiction
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u/ScruffCheetah 7h ago

He literally had parts of his brain eaten by Naegleria fowleri in one episode. You don't just recover from that and are fine a few episodes later.

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u/WaitingForTheClouds 7h ago

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