Sunday, June 08, 2014

A Murder Survey

From The Tin Men by Michael Frayn.

1. Do you prefer to read about a murder in which the victim is a) a small girl b) an old lady c) an illegitimately pregnant young woman d) a prostitute e) a Sunday school teacher?
2. Do you prefer the alleged murderer to be a) a Teddy boy b) a respectable middle-aged man c) an obvious psychopath d) the victim's spouse or lover e) a mental defective?
3. Do you prefer a female corpse to be naked or to be clad in underclothes?
4. Do you prefer any sexual assault involved to have taken place before or after death?
5. Do you prefer the victim to have been a) shot b) strangled c) stabbed d) beaten to death e) kicked to death f) left to die of exposure?

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