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 503
... detective novel which has so piqued the interest of numerous amateur sleuths . Because Dickens spent much time in his early life as a court reporter , he pub- lished several minor works focusing on mysterious murder and detective ...
... detective novel which has so piqued the interest of numerous amateur sleuths . Because Dickens spent much time in his early life as a court reporter , he pub- lished several minor works focusing on mysterious murder and detective ...
Page 560
... detective novel " ) . The novel tells of a grisly murder of a little girl . A police inspector who has received a prestigious appointment abroad gets involved in this case . He is obsessed with the idea that he must solve the crime ...
... detective novel " ) . The novel tells of a grisly murder of a little girl . A police inspector who has received a prestigious appointment abroad gets involved in this case . He is obsessed with the idea that he must solve the crime ...
Page 568
... detective novel fails insofar as it brilliantly transgresses the very rules it exploits . Il nome della rosa ( 1980 ; The Name of the Rose , 1983 ) extends detective fiction well beyond its usual boundaries without surrendering any of ...
... detective novel fails insofar as it brilliantly transgresses the very rules it exploits . Il nome della rosa ( 1980 ; The Name of the Rose , 1983 ) extends detective fiction well beyond its usual boundaries without surrendering any of ...
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