The detective dénouement is a variant on the literary dénouement common to mystery stories. It was first popularised by the Sherlock Holmes novels, but is present in many stories, such as the works of Agatha Christie or in Ellen Raskin's young adult novel The Westing Game. In the TV show Monk, Adrian Monk often uses this method with the words "here's what happened." A black-and-white montage of the events prior to the murder accompanies his narration.