" The emotional basis of a standard detective story is that murder will out and justice will be done. " (Raymond Chandler celebrated author and pioneer of American detective fiction. 1888-1959) The hero of the detective story be " motivated less by the desire to solve the mystery of a murder than the compelling necessity to right social wrongs. " ( Phillip Durham, University of California) Consider the extent to which each story conforms to and departs from the conventions of crime fiction highlighted in the statements above. Which of the stories do you consider to be most effective