The detective denouement is a variant on the literary denouement common to mystery stories. It was first popularised by the Sherlock Holmes novels, but is present in many stories, such as the works of Agatha Christie. Old book bindings at the Merton College library. ... Denouement, in literature, is the end part of a story after the climax. ... Sherlock Holmes as imagined by the seminal Holmesian artist, Sidney Edward Paget, in The Strand magazine. ... Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (September 15, 1890 – January 12, 1976), was an English crime fiction writer. ...

In detective stories, the denouement is the segment of a mystery novel in which the protagonist of the story, or a character serving in his or her stead, reveals all of the clues and lays out the conclusion for the other characters. This is usually in an attempt to show the readers how the character came to the conclusion and figured out the mystery. Some readers enjoy the detective denouement while others find it annoying, claiming that it makes them feel that the author doesn't feel that they can figure out the mystery on their own. One famous example of the detective denouement is the explanatory speech given by a forensic pyschologist after the climax of the 1960 film Psycho. The protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. ... The climax of a narrative work is its point of highest tension or drama. ... Psycho is a 1960 suspense film, based on the novel by Robert Bloch, which describes the events surrounding the encounter of an embezzler and the profoundly disturbed motel proprietor Norman Bates. ...