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Originally Posted by omk3
Sigh... Is it just me or does one person seem to be missing all the time except during the interviews? In the beginning there are "nine or so", excluding Zelda and pshrynk. Then Verencat says there were 10 in the room, excluding pshrynk. But there are 11 at the questioning, including Zelda, excluding pshrynk. Was the missing one away somewhere and is therefore innocent, or exactly the opposite?
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There's a theory that any more than 9 main characters in a book (especially mystery novels) leaves you confused and disorientated and therefore will find it more difficult to solve the mystery. I can't remember where I read this, but I'm sure it was in relation to Agatha Christie novels and why they were so successful.