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by MollyRealized 1049 days ago
Can you define what 'fair play' means in this context, for those of us unfamiliar with the term?
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ashraful 1049 days ago
"Fair play" in mystery novels means the author gives you all the clues up front, so you have a shot at solving the mystery just like the book's detective.
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2143 1048 days ago
Ah! Okay!

I've observed while reading Sherlock Holmes that we the reader isn't provided with all the information Holmes has. (I still like it though).

TIL "fair play" was the term for it.

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