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Originally Posted by gmw
I did like to see Victoria's nomination of the Christie novel because I had been going to say that many murder mysteries work with differences in "the way I heard it"; although I had been thinking along the lines of Cards on the Table or Five Little Pigs.
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I found it an interesting theme to explore. Certainly, I know there is a lot of I left unexplored, but then that's why it's so good having a team of people all exploring the theme together, we get to see other stuff we didn't think about.
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On the topic of mysteries, I considered a series that's an explicit retelling, Robert van Gulik's wonderful Judge Dee mysteries. But the books are expensive, so I moved on.
I'm also enjoying the conversation here about the various avenues people considered. I like how the themes turn out to contain more possibilities than were originally evident; it was something of a lightning bolt moment for me when I realized that a retelling of a historical personage or event would fit. I find that it both fun and illuminating when everyone contributes their insights into a theme.