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* In ''[[The Murder of Roger Ackroyd]]'' by [[Agatha Christie]], the narrator himself is the murderer and he has been hiding that the entire time. He also points out how clever and careful he acted and wrote this all down which serves as a [[Once More, with Clarity]] moment. What's notable about this is that he never actually ''lies'', he just leaves out some important parts in his written account of the events. Of course, [[Hercule Poirot]] noticed those, but the reader probably didn't.
* ''[[Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency]]'' is built around this, in a [[Mind Screw]] sort of way. Let's just say when we say it changes everything, '''we mean it.'''
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* ''[[Odd Thomas]]'' throws a twist in the last few pages that negates the previous few chapters, or at least our interpretations of them. His girlfriend Stormy was actually a ghost, having died in an explosion, and the interactions he'd had with her were wishful thinking on his part.
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