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Talking About Detective Fiction

2011-05-03 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2011-05-03
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 136/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Talking About Detective Fiction by : P. D. James

Download or read book Talking About Detective Fiction written by P. D. James. This book was released on 2011-05-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: P. D. James, the undisputed queen of mystery, gives us an intriguing, inspiring and idiosyncratic look at the genre she has spent her life perfecting. Examining mystery from top to bottom, beginning with such classics as Charles Dickens's Bleak House and Wilkie Collins's The Woman in White, and then looking at such contemporary masters as Colin Dexter and Henning Mankell, P. D. James goes right to the heart of the genre. Along the way she traces the lives and writing styles of Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett, and many more. Here is P.D. James discussing detective fiction as social history, explaining its stylistic components, revealing her own writing process, and commenting on the recent resurgence of detective fiction in modern culture. It is a must have for the mystery connoisseur and casual fan alike.

Detective Fiction

2005-09-30 Fiction
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Release : 2005-09-30
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 421/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Detective Fiction by : Charles J. Rzepka

Download or read book Detective Fiction written by Charles J. Rzepka. This book was released on 2005-09-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Detective Fiction' is a clear and compelling look at some of the best known, yet least-understood characters and texts of the modern day. Undergraduate students of Detective and Crime Fiction and of genre fiction in general, will find this book essential reading.

First Class Murder

2017-04-04 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2017-04-04
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 200/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis First Class Murder by : Robin Stevens

Download or read book First Class Murder written by Robin Stevens. This book was released on 2017-04-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A murdered heiress, a missing necklace, and a train full of shifty, unusual, and suspicious characters leaves Daisy and Hazel with a new mystery to solve in this third novel of the Wells & Wong Mystery series. Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells are taking a vacation across Europe on world-famous passenger train, the Orient Express—and it’s clear that each of their fellow first-class travelers has something to hide. Even more intriguing: There’s rumor of a spy in their midst. Then, during dinner, a bloodcurdling scream comes from inside one of the cabins. When the door is broken down, a passenger is found murdered—her stunning ruby necklace gone. But the killer has vanished, as if into thin air. The Wells & Wong Detective Society is ready to crack the case—but this time, they’ve got competition.

Detective Fiction and the Problem of Knowledge

2018-08-16 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2018-08-16
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis Detective Fiction and the Problem of Knowledge by : Antoine Dechêne

Download or read book Detective Fiction and the Problem of Knowledge written by Antoine Dechêne. This book was released on 2018-08-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book establishes the genealogy of a subgenre of crime fiction that Antoine Dechêne calls the metacognitive mystery tale. It delineates a corpus of texts presenting 'unreadable' mysteries which, under the deceptively monolithic appearance of subverting traditional detective story conventions, offer a multiplicity of motifs – the overwhelming presence of chance, the unfulfilled quest for knowledge, the urban stroller lost in a labyrinthine text – that generate a vast array of epistemological and ontological uncertainties. Analysing the works of a wide variety of authors, including Edgar Allan Poe, Jorge Luis Borges, and Henry James, this book is vital reading for scholars of detective fiction.

The Origins of the American Detective Story

2015-01-24 Literary Criticism
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Release : 2015-01-24
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis The Origins of the American Detective Story by : LeRoy Lad Panek

Download or read book The Origins of the American Detective Story written by LeRoy Lad Panek. This book was released on 2015-01-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edgar Allan Poe essentially invented the detective story in 1841 with Murders in the Rue Morgue. In the years that followed, however, detective fiction in America saw no significant progress as a literary genre. Much to the dismay of moral crusaders like Anthony Comstock, dime novels and other sensationalist publications satisfied the public's hunger for a yarn. Things changed as the century waned, and eventually the detective was reborn as a figure of American literature. In part these changes were due to a combination of social conditions, including the rise and decline of the police as an institution; the parallel development of private detectives; the birth of the crusading newspaper reporter; and the beginnings of forensic science. Influential, too, was the new role model offered by a wildly popular British import named Sherlock Holmes. Focusing on the late 19th century and early 20th, this volume covers the formative years of American detective fiction. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

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