Both “Lamb to the Slaughter” and “The Speckled Band” share some of the characteristics of murder mysteries. Explain the similarities and difference between the two stories and say which story you think is most compelling to read.

“Lamb to the Slaughter” was written by Roald Dahl in 1954. Roald Dahl has written many stories, a lot of them aimed at adults involving un ordinary situations. But Roald Dahl is mainly a writer of children’s books such as ‘James and the giant Peach’. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote ‘The Speckled Band’ in 1892. he is the author who wrote about Sherlock homes and his side kick Dr Watson.
The story of ‘Lamp to the slaughter” is about a married couple, the wife Mrs Mary Maloney killed the husband Patrick Maloney, by striking him about the head with a frozen leg of lamb. The first time that I started to suspect that Patrick Maloney was going to be killed was when I read “on the evening of his death Patrick Maloney did an unusual thing. He finished his drink very quickly and then poured himself out another very strong one.” A key part of the introduction to this story is when they couple are talking in the living room, where Mary Maloney would say something and there...