Book Anatomy · Trail

Trail: Many voices, one case

Thesis. The story is built from several viewpoints or documents. The reader puts the truth together.

1. Dracula: Diaries, letters and cuttings, pooled by the heroes.
2. The Moonstone: Narrators take turns, each with a bias.
3. The Hound of the Baskervilles: Watson's reports and diary carry the middle.
4. The Da Vinci Code: Close third person that rotates between hero, killer and police.
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Two leads on separate tracks until they meet.

Other trails: The ticking clock · The puzzle as plot engine · The outsider sleuth · The hidden heir and chosen orphan