United StatesGuide to the Mystery Genre
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Related Resources
For more mystery, crime, and detective stories, view the resources below. We also have a collection of biographies of famous mystery writers, filmmakers, and characters that can supplement your study of various books. Try having students choose a specific figure in the history of the mystery genre and conduct research on that person. They can read the related works, analyze their style, and write a story in the manner of that figure.
More Mystery & Crime Literature Guides
- The Mousetrap and Other Plays by Agatha Christie
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Paper Towns by John Green
Biographies: Notable Figures in Mystery
- Agatha Christie
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Sherlock Holmes
- Dr. Watson
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Raymond Chandler
- Alfred Hitchcock
- P.D. James
- Edgar Allen Poe
- Dashiell Hammett
Adapted from The Hound of the Baskervilles Teacher's Guide, written by Katherine Schulten for MASTERPIECE and created by the WGBH Educational Foundation. © WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION. For the complete, original guide, go to http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/hound/tguide.html.
For more about the current season of MASTERPIECE MYSTERY!, featuring Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot, and Inspector Lewis, visit http://www.pbs.org/masterpiece. For award-winning teacher's guides, click on "Learn." For book and film club resources, click on "Book & Film Club."
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