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Proposed Q&A site for people interested in the Mystery genre of books, TV series, and movies.
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Did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle base Sherlock Holmes on a real person?
added by Bill the Lizard Oct 21 '12 at 19:59
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What was the significance of changing the number of the haunted room from 217 (in the book) to 237 in the film version of The Shining?
added by Bill the Lizard Oct 21 '12 at 20:12
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None at all. It was one of the things Kubrick left ambiguous. – Shanethefilmmaker Feb 22 at 2:32
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What earlier works influenced Edgar Allen Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue?
added by Bill the Lizard Oct 21 '12 at 20:02
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What is the significance of the title of the film North by Northwest?
added by Bill the Lizard Oct 21 '12 at 20:22
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Little significance but the reference to the title was part of a scene where before the final confrontation, Thornhill was being taken to Rushmore on Northwest Airlines. – Shanethefilmmaker Feb 22 at 2:33
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Why did Lee Child only use the first person perspective in book 1 and 7 and use third person for the rest?
added by jmort253 Oct 21 '12 at 21:47
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Who was the father of Emily's baby in the 2005 film "Brick"?
added by Bill the Lizard Nov 13 '12 at 15:25
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Were all of Columbo's guest stars the murderer in the end?
added by Shanethefilmmaker Feb 22 at 2:53
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