The Residence
Warning!
Spoilers for Netflix’s The Residence ahead!
To discover whoThe Residence’s murderer is, Cordelia Cupp must work her way through hundreds of suspects.
The Residenceadheres to just about every trope in thewhodunit murder mystery genre.
First published in 1839, the story follows a mysterious illness that overtakes siblings from the Usher family.
It’s quickly concluded that their sickness is related to their mansion, which is believed to be haunted.
In classic Poe fashion, this story is dark, mysterious, and full of death and dying.
The Residenceput a twist on the title of Poe’sThe Fall of the House of Usher.
The murder victim in this Netflix series was A.B.
Wynter, the Chief Usher of the White House.
It just took a little game to force this secret into the open.
This technicolor black comedy sees a town go into turmoil when a man’s body is discovered.
The connections between this episode ofThe Residenceand the mystery story it is named after are a bit simpler.
The movie follows a novelist who plans to visit an old friend only to discover him murdered.
This episode ofThe Residenceis about essentially the same thing.
Cordelia Cupp’s investigation led her to discover thatthere were three party crashers at the White House state dinner.
The identities of the two were discovered, but the third remained a mystery.
This is one of Doyle’sSherlock Holmesmysteries, which was initially published inThe Strand Magazinein 1892.
Thankfully, he didn’t lose a thumb, but Geller quickly became a person of interest.
This is the first book featuring the character Joseph Rouletabille, a fictional reporter known for solving impossible crimes.
The answer is, as always, a secret door.
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