Mystery & Detective Fiction 10

Travis McGee & Me is D. R. Martin’s book-by-book personal take on the famous boat bum hero created by John D. MacDonald. The twenty-one McGee novels have been continuously in print since their origi……続きを見る

Drawing from traditions of the teen girl sleuth, the detective of film noir, and contemporary novels of the empowered female detective, the television series Veronica Mars uses rape as a central the……続きを見る

Lesbian detective fiction's radical origins took the mystery genre to the extreme of the rape of the detective. More contemporary works foreground lesbian sex, romance, and identity. As a result, le……続きを見る

In this article, the author explores the relationship between science and truth in forensic crime fiction by analysis of narrative and media-specific constituents of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (……続きを見る

Daniil Kharms (1905-42) is known as an author of Russian absurd literature. It is generally overlooked that the pseudonym Kharms encodes Sherlock Holmes's Russian name of Kholms. An intertextual com……続きを見る

In recent years, and with increasing frequency, Cornell Woolrich has been categorized as a member of the hard-boiled school of American crime fiction and one of its most important early practitioner……続きを見る

Craig Johnson's Walt Longmire series features a protagonist who, together with his best friend, serves as champion of, intermediary between, and observer of a variety of nondominant groups, includin……続きを見る

Ian Rankin's series featuring Scottish detective inspector John Rebus chronicles his hero's tense bonding with gangster "Big Ger" Cafferty. Both men age in parallel for decades in what Rebus might c……続きを見る

Best known for her Kate Delafield detective series, Katherine V. Forrest is recognized as one of the preeminent figures in lesbian popular literature. Yet her work has received little scholarly atte……続きを見る

For over two decades, Clues has included the best scholarship on mystery and detective fiction. With a combination of academic essays and nonfiction book reviews, it covers all aspects of mystery an……続きを見る

The author considers the collaboration between Thornton Wilder and Alfred Hitchcock on Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and examines the influence of Wilder's theories of theatrical abstraction and cinemati……続きを見る

Until recently, only a privileged few could read the rare, early writings that formed the basis of detective fiction in America and made it one of the most popular literary genres of the 19th centur……続きを見る

The conflation of the hard-boiled style and war experience has influenced many contemporary crime writers, particularly in the traumatic aftermath of the Vietnam War. Yet, earlier writers in the gen……続きを見る

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Contents The Man of the Desert (1914) Lo, Michael! (1913) The War Romance of the Salvation Army (1919) The Witness (1917) Exit Betty (1919) The City of Fire (1922) The Girl from Montana (1922) The S……続きを見る

Since the middle of the last century, views on gender norms have shifted dramatically. Reflecting these changes, storylines that involve cross-dressing and transgender characters have frequently app……続きを見る

»Kriminalliteratur, mit einer gewissen intellektuellen Wollust genossen, ist ein wunderbar funkelndes, facettenreiches Ding. Man kann sie von allen Seiten betrachten, man kann sich von ihr holen, wa……続きを見る

British National Health Service employee Phyllis Dorothy James White (1920-2014) reinvented herself at age 38 as P.D. James, crime novelist. She then became long known as England's "Queen of Crime."……続きを見る

Imagining the figure of the fictional detective as an archetype in the study of modern culture, the author argues that contemporary detective fiction can help us better comprehend fundamental shifts……続きを見る

Gripping psychological suspense from the New York Times bestselling author, Joy Fielding. Perfect for readers of Liz Nugget's Lying in Wait, BA Paris and Jenny Blackhurst. 'I think my real name is ……続きを見る

In the mid-20th century, Mickey Spillane was the sensation of not just mystery fiction but publishing itself. The level of sex and violence in his Mike Hammer thrillers (starting with I, the Jury in……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Works of Arthur Conan Doyle" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Sherlock Holmes A Study in Scarlet The Sign o……続きを見る

This collection of essays by leading scholars insists on a larger recognition of the importance and diversity of crime fiction in U.S. literary traditions. Instead of presenting the genre as the pro……続きを見る

While curious of the world outside her Amish community, Annie Finley's love for her husband, Daniel, and their son, Jacob, is why she's content to stay. A devastating accident one stormy night chang……続きを見る

Escritor de novela negra y al mismo tiempo teórico del género, Mariano Sánchez Soler ha diseccionado la narrativa criminal, sus orígenes, el salto a la literatura española y su relación con el cine ……続きを見る

In 'Bleak House' von Charles Dickens erwarten den Leser düstere und verzweigte Handlungsstränge, die sich um den berüchtigten Chancery-Prozess und das Schicksal von Esther Summerson drehen. Dickens ……続きを見る

H.C. Bailey's detective Reggie Fortune was one of the most popular protagonists of the Golden Age of detective fiction. Fortune appeared in nine novels yet it was in a series of 84 short stories tha……続きを見る

Anton Chekhov, the renowned Russian playwright, presents his collection of 'The Greatest Plays of Anton Chekhov,' showcasing his mastery of both comedy and tragedy in the theatrical world. Known for……続きを見る

Iwan Sergejewitsch Turgenews 'Aufzeichnungen eines Jägers' ist eine Sammlung von Erzählungen, die das Leben von russischen Adligen und Bauern des 19. Jahrhunderts beleuchten. Turgenew zeigt eine tie……続きを見る

In 'Die wichtigsten Werke von Fjodor Michailowitsch Dostojewski' werden die bedeutendsten Werke des berühmten russischen Schriftstellers präsentiert. Dostojewski war bekannt für seinen tiefgründigen……続きを見る