tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695186538509425868.post7420416491376073487..comments2023-10-14T02:40:09.876-07:00Comments on The Back Deck Blog: Getting a Clue: How Suspense is Built into Books and Films--A Guest Post from author Vivian RhodesAmy M. Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943829899085139497noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5695186538509425868.post-2871489069537999092017-06-21T07:33:11.065-07:002017-06-21T07:33:11.065-07:00The Thin Man movies are an exception to the rule t...The Thin Man movies are an exception to the rule that a beloved pet introduced at beginning of a mystery ends up dead. Beloved dog Asta is as big a star as William Powell and Myrna Loy. And you don't kill the star at the beginning of a movie!Skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908512541766418090noreply@blogger.com