tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post5403119871814841450..comments2024-03-27T06:07:20.345+01:00Comments on ボクの事件簿: The Treasure HuntHo-Linghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04673330638260132388noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031063966272508587.post-25381759279612210102011-05-18T22:07:13.078+02:002011-05-18T22:07:13.078+02:00I always find it difficult to judge stories that h...I always find it difficult to judge stories that have solutions hinging on a piece of expert knowledge, because technically they play fair with the readers. Well, most of them anyway. <br /><br />Van Dine's books are great examples of how not to do it. You have to be some kind of Super Professor of the Arcane, Ancient Literature, Several Dead Languages, Human Psychology and Trivia Buff of All Things General, as well a being a noted and knowledgeable collector of archaic artifacts, Chinese ceramics, old books, 17th Century paintings of Dutch masters and breeder of rare breeds and species of animals, to have a reasonable fair shot at solving them.TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.com