Detective Strategy and Joys of Mystery in Murder on the Orient Express

This paper explores how the mystery of murder is solved using the detective theory of S. S. Van Dine’s Rules and Roland A. Knox’s Ten Commandments. Ratchett kidnapped and killed Daisy Armstrong even after getting ransom money from her parents. With the tension between legal and moral justice, the joys of mystery telling are uncovered. All the clues are presented to the readers as suggested by S.S. Van Dine. With the clues, even careful readers conclude that the detective has found the culprit. It is discovered through logical deduction and naturalistic means along with good reasoning. The research has employed a qualitative research approach. It has used textual analysis as a research method. A careful examination of textual lines and integration into the detective fiction theory is applied to conclude the argument. The study adopts explanatory methods to investigate the mystery. The paper concludes that the joy of uncovering mystery is gathering and examining evidence meticulously.