In a detective story, do you wonder why we root for the detective to win?...Maybe it's not just for revenge or to stop the killing. Maybe we really want to see the killer redeemed. The detective is the killer's savior. Imagine if Jesus chased you around trying to catch you and save your soul. Not just a patient, passive god, but a hardworking, aggressive bloodhound. We want him to be exposed in the drawing room scene, surrounded by his peers. The detective is the shepherd, and we want the criminal back in the fold, returned to us. We love him. We miss him. We want to hug him.
-Chuck Palahniuk
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