Sophocle’s, "Oedipus the King," is an Ancient Greek play. The play opens with the issue of a plague that has stricken the city of Thebes, where Oedipus became king after he freed it from the influence of the Sphinx. Apollo, who is a god, sent the plague on the city of Thebes, which will be freed of the disaster under the condition that the king Oedipus solve the mystery of Laius’ murder, Thebes’ former king. We have here the presence of an unsolved crime, which is typical of a detective story, with Oedipus being the detective, the murderer and the justice system. Also, past events have proven that Oedipus can reveal himself as a good detective, as he solved the Sphynx’s riddle. A detective story is a, "type of popular literature in which a crime is introduced and investigated and the culprit is revealed." The previously stated definition of the detective genre enables us to read Sophocles’, "Oedipus the King," as a detective novel. Also, Oedipus the King’s storyline follows all the elements of a traditional detective story. First, the crime is committed. Second, there are people suspected for the crime and there are also witnesses. Third, the unexpected denouement happens with the discovery of the killer’s identity. First of all, we have knowledge of a crime committed by a person whose identity is unknown. The crime is not performed in the play ; however, in the latter, the crime is evoked. The murder takes place at a crossroad. Laius’ murderer, Oedipus, and Laius fight. The cause of the fight is who should go first. Both men wanted to go first. They fought and the outcome turned out to be former king Laius being killed. We have here the motive for the crime, which is Oedipus eagerness to go first at the risk of Laius’ life. Second, Oedipus, who is in charge of the investigation, has some suspects in line. First, Oedipus suspects Creon (his brother-in-law) to have murdered king Laius. Oedipus has no motive for the mur