Talking about the concept of detective fictions,it can be traced to very long time ago such as the fable stories in ancient China and Arabia,but the real detective novel didn't appear until the early 18th century.At that time,the well-known American author Edgar Allan Poe wrote down the novel 《The Murders in the Rue Morgue》,which was generally considered as the first detective novel in the world.
Edgar Allan Poe (1809 ~ 1849)
《The Murders in the Rue Morgue》
However,this fiction was just looked as a horror novel at the beginning.It was identified as the first detective novel after Edgar Allan Poe died due to the appearance of the spirit character of detective novel - the professional detective.
Afterward,more and more detective novels appeared and was widely spread,the next 100 years many excellent detective novels were created and a lot of detective novelists became household,like the creator of the Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle and "The Queen of the Crime" - Agatha Christie.
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle(1859 ~ 1930)
the series drama 《Sherlock Holmes》
Agatha Christie(1890 ~ 1976)
