Locked Room vs. Closed Circle Mysteries - What's the difference between these traditional mystery sub-genres - Something Is Going To Happen

Today Panzer made a trip to the Something Is Going To Happen site. There he found a post about the Locked Room mysteries and the Closed Circle mysteries. Something Is Going To Happen is the blog of the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.

 

No ghosts. Good. They're scary.

In her post Gigi Pandian explains the differences and overlaps of the Looked Room mystery and the Closed Circle mystery. Hint: Locked Room is a crime in a locked room that couldn't have happened. A Closed Circle is a specified number of people trapped in a location. She also explains what you can and cannot do in these types of mysteries. Hint: No ghosts or secret passages allowed.

 

Panzer says, "This is interesting information for both writers and readers."

 

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a large glass of lemonade, two cookies (biscuits), and a brownie for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to mystery sub-genres