Learning Objectives To understand the basic rules of crime fiction.

What do these have to do with crime fiction?

What should a good crime story have? Who should you in a crime story? What should happen? Where should it be set? How much action should there be? What do you need?

Does this look like a crime fiction novel? What makes you think this?

Tagline – Mentions murder Title – Mentions death Picture – See someone being attacked

Does this look like a crime fiction novel? What makes you think this?

Picture - Shows a detective Title - Mentions Sherlock Holmes who we know is a detective. Title – Mentions death

Finally . . . Do you understand the basic rules of crime fiction? Do you understand why these rules are included? What do you think is the most important rule?