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The city feels almost like a character itself—did the setting shape the story's tension, or was it more about the plot twists?

The villain's reasoning added depth to what could have been just a straightforward crime story. I wonder what inspired that layered characterization.

The plotting is intricate and clever—was it influenced by real criminal tactics or purely fiction, and how did Leblanc come up with such ideas?