London, England – As Knives Out franchise drop new film wey dem call Wake Up Dead Man for streaming, make I yan you about some other cool whodunnits wey fit catch your eye too. This latest film wey Rian Johnson direct don turn Knives Out into one serious franchise. People don dey jand well since the first one drop for 2019, and now we dey look forward to the third part wey go land on Netflix soon.
No wahala, if you don wakan see the latest film and you dey find some intriguing stuff wey go make your brain dey twist, I get you covered with list of genius murder mysteries wey burst brain for page or screen. First on the list na Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic, The Adventure of the Speckled Band. If you sabi Sherlock Holmes, you go understand say anything way concern am no dey ever simple.
Sherlock dey face one of him toughest cases wey involve locked-room mystery wey go make even body wey sabi crime dey scratch him head. This story no just dey carry suspense; e also full of classic Holmes wit. Dem publish am for Strand Magazine since 1892, and dat one don show sey no matter how brainy you think you be, sometimes crime fit really mess up your head!
Then next, we fit yan about GK Chesterton wey get his own style too. E don dey drop stories wey dey intellectual and witty, especially with Father Brown as him main man. One of him interesting story, The Invisible Man, fit make you dey question if true true person go fit disappear like that. But wait o, no too quick to jump, because when Father Brown step in, dem go show you say all this ghost matter fit get simple explanation.
Now, of course, we no fit talk about whodunnits without mentioning Agatha Christie. This woman no be small, and any list without her na fail! From Hercule Poirot to Miss Marple, her stories dey full of plot twist wey go make you wonder how she dey take connect the dots. The Murder at the Vicarage na classic where Colonel Protheroe find himself in wahala wey confessions dey flow like palm wine!
But wait dem no stop there. When we enter the realm of locked-room mysteries, The Hollow Man fit interest you as e dey reference directly for the new Knives Out film. Gideon Fell dey use his brain solve the case of Professor Charles Grimaud wey die for him study. But some mysterious visitor don disappear like pounded yam wey no fit flop from pot. Na comedy or serious drama be that? Only you go fit decide!
Now, if you sabi about Green for Danger, you go know sey it is all about Inspector Cockrill wey dey solve double murder wey happen during World War II. With all dasy drama, e dey come with pleny characters wey dey suspect and weave of relationships wey dey tight like nkwobi. You go sit down dey wonder, “Who actually kill person?”
Thank God say no be only English writers dey drop this kind stories. We fit jam some French vibes too! Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac na the crime-writing team wey spark fire with their Giallo genre wey dey bring intense thrillers. Their stories fit make you no go sleep, especially when e get supernatural elements!
And as crime genre dey evolve, we fit safe land for PD James wey bring her own unique flavor join Agatha. With Inspector Adam Dalgliesh, her tales dey slow-paced but dey hit deeper than many fast-moving thrillers. The Black Tower make you understand sey some stories dey need time to unravel.
Don’t forget Mehki Phifer staring in upcoming adaptation where dem dey explore different dynamics inside crime and family drama. Dis na constant reminder sey crime stories no dey finish as long as there are new minds wey dey ready to twist and turn our understanding of whodunnits. So grab your popcorn or palm wine, sit down well, and prepare for some good fun!
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