Settings of a detective genre

     As I write my final post, I wanted to talk a little about the settings in a detective genre, and how important it  is to the story. Overall, setting is a very important part to any good story or book. But I think in particular, setting is even more important in a good detective novel. Detective genre's usually begins with a murder, and that's what hooks your interest of reading the book. The beginning is so important for a detective story, and the setting is what gives it that extra spark. If the story begins with a person being murdered in broad daylight, and his body is found in a river." Its not a very interesting story. Famous detective novels begins with setting the stage. It usually portraits a dark and gloomy night. The rain is falling and there is fog everywhere. Instantly, the reader experiences this chilling feeling, that someone is about to die. Later on, the killing would happen in a dark alley with no one around, or a room that's filled with spider webs and dust. These gruesome characteristics are usually what grabs the readers attention. Of course, a murder scene is always related to gruesome settings. It just wouldn't be right if its not. So I think that 'Setting' is such a big factor in detective novels. You always want to have that first paragraph or chapter to hook the readers attention, and the setting has to play out perfectly with the murder. It has to be special, unlike any other. That way the reader will continue reading your story. And I think that all the story we had read this week had that special element. The authors all paid extra attention to the setting. For example, The big sleep kept on talking about the weather, how its always dark and gloomy; the mousetrap had the snow storm. All these settings gives the reader a chill in the back. That's what makes a great detective novel, the think up a perfect setting that ties the story up perfectly.