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("Drowned" is incorrect; he died by stabbing. And Father Brown stories are NOT older than radio.)
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** Actually, there's some questionable writing here on Savage's part - the protagonist gives information that could easily be explained away, while the antagonist is the one who gives far too much information to authorities - yet the book acts like the protagonist has said something absolutely incriminating.
** Actually, there's some questionable writing here on Savage's part - the protagonist gives information that could easily be explained away, while the antagonist is the one who gives far too much information to authorities - yet the book acts like the protagonist has said something absolutely incriminating.
* A case of the villain inadvertently using this against the protaganist occurs in ''[[Alex Rider|Scorpia]]'', when Julia Rothman tells Alex that Scorpia intends to activate a bioweapon that will kill a significant portion of the population. Alex, knowing that the weapon is designed to specifically target schoolchildren, blurts out that they can't murder children, causing Rothman to realise that Alex is a triple agent for [[MI 6]], and that [[MI 6]] have figured out how the weapon operates.
* A case of the villain inadvertently using this against the protaganist occurs in ''[[Alex Rider|Scorpia]]'', when Julia Rothman tells Alex that Scorpia intends to activate a bioweapon that will kill a significant portion of the population. Alex, knowing that the weapon is designed to specifically target schoolchildren, blurts out that they can't murder children, causing Rothman to realise that Alex is a triple agent for [[MI 6]], and that [[MI 6]] have figured out how the weapon operates.
* In the [[Father Brown]] short story ''The Green Man'', the victim is an Admiral who is found dead in a pond close to his home, on the evening when he was expected to return home from a longer sea voyage. Upon being told that the Admiral is drowned, the murderer asks: {{spoiler|"Where was he found?" which tips off Father Brown.}} Note that Father Brown is older than radio. If the Admiral had drowned at any time during the voyage, his family would probably not have found out until his ship came back to England. {{spoiler|Unless you know that he drowned in the pond, the reasonable thing would have been to assume that the body was lost at sea.}} Father Brown bites his tongue at the actual tip-off, but this trope comes into play in the big reveal at the end.
* In the [[Father Brown]] short story ''The Green Man'', the victim is an Admiral who is found dead in a pond close to his home, on the evening when he was expected to return home from a long sea voyage. Upon being told that the Admiral is dead, the murderer asks: {{spoiler|"Where was he found?" which tips off Father Brown. Unless you know that the body in the pond had a stab wound, the reasonable thing would have been to assume that he died at sea.}} Father Brown bites his tongue at the actual tip-off, but this trope comes into play in the big reveal at the end.
* At the end of the ''[[A to Z Mysteries]]'' book ''The Lucky Lottery'', the three main kids confront their prime suspect over a stolen lottery ticket.
* At the end of the ''[[A to Z Mysteries]]'' book ''The Lucky Lottery'', the three main kids confront their prime suspect over a stolen lottery ticket.
{{quote|'''Ruth Rose:''' And ''your'' fingerprints are on the mantel where you stole the Christmas card!
{{quote|'''Ruth Rose:''' And ''your'' fingerprints are on the mantel where you stole the Christmas card!
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