Part 2 of our Knives Out discussion dives into the legacy of detective fiction and detective fact! 

We look at the literary genre of the Whodunnit, as pioneered by the likes of Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie, and how this tradition inspired Rian Johnson when writing Knives Out. We also look at a few real-life detectives from the 19th and early 20th centuries whose footprints can be seen in our favorite fictional sleuths, from Sherlock Holmes to Nancy Drew to Benoit Blanc.

A great, succinct history of the whodunnit can be found here. Rian Johnson's interview with The Atlantic, and his op-ed in the LA Times. Mystery movies that inspired Knives Out. 

Everything we know about Dr. Joseph Bell, the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes, a Washington Post article on Kate Warne, and a round-up of fascinating real-life detectives. 

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