Red Herrings

Red Herrings (Ronald S) Christopher mentions Red Herring on page 71. Red herring is a classic of the mystery and detective genre. Red herring throws the reader off track and it also offers an easy answer to the question, which often tempts the reader to “take the bait”, making the reader a fool if he does. The main red herring is the convict since it is easiest to pin a murder on a convicted murder. “Barrymore’s late-night mischief turns out to be innocent, and the convicted murder turns out to be not involved in the mysterious death”. He talks about Red Herring in the novel, Hound of the Baskerville because he needed guidance while trying to solve the mysterious death of Wellington, his neighbor’s dog. The clues and red herrings in this book relate to Christopher’s own story.