bookriot: I love a good floor plan, especially when murder and mayhem are involved. Wait, let me bac

bookriot:I love a good floor plan, especially when murder and mayhem are involved. Wait, let me backtrack a bit.Our fascination with maps in books is a well-documented phenomenon here on Book Riot, but the mystery is another genre that has a unique and storied history with cartography. While this type of literary easter egg has waned in popularity, many mysteries from the early part of the 20th century contain a diagram of some sort, often as the frontispiece of the book. There are many examples of this. So, so, many.– from Grounds for Murder: Maps and Floor Plans in Mystery Novelshttp://bookriot.com/2016/01/08/grounds-for-murder-maps-and-floor-plans-in-mystery-novels-2/ -- source link

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