The Week contest: Non-Mystery - September 9, 2011

Readers like mystery stories more if they know the end in advance, a new study finds. So kindly come up with the title of a mystery that lets readers know exactly what to expect at the end

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After all that worrying, it turns out that spoilers don't spoil anything but actual increase readers enjoyment of literature, according to a new study.
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