Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, Volume 2Frank Northen Magill Salem Press, 1988 - 1748 pages Presents critical studies of more than 270 authors of detective and mystery fiction from around the world dating from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day. |
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Page 719
... Shadow series the reader learns more about the mysterious avenger , but not everything . New facets of The Shadow's personality are discovered without exhausting the possibilities for discovering more next time . Even in the famous pulp ...
... Shadow series the reader learns more about the mysterious avenger , but not everything . New facets of The Shadow's personality are discovered without exhausting the possibilities for discovering more next time . Even in the famous pulp ...
Page 720
... Shadow's ability to blend into the shadows in his black cloak and slouch hat , seeming to be invisible . In other versions of The Shadow stories ( radio or comic books ) , that is accomplished through hypnosis alone . In Gibson's ...
... Shadow's ability to blend into the shadows in his black cloak and slouch hat , seeming to be invisible . In other versions of The Shadow stories ( radio or comic books ) , that is accomplished through hypnosis alone . In Gibson's ...
Page 721
... Shadow , does the reader meet Cranston and suspect that he and The Shadow share identities . When both are wounded , Cranston takes to his bed and The Shadow disappears , leaving the field to his agents . Having established Cranston as ...
... Shadow , does the reader meet Cranston and suspect that he and The Shadow share identities . When both are wounded , Cranston takes to his bed and The Shadow disappears , leaving the field to his agents . Having established Cranston as ...
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