Detective fiction -- History and criticism

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Talking about detective fiction

by James, P. D.

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In a perfect marriage of author and subject, P.D. James--one of the most widely admired writers of detective fiction at work today--gives us a personal, lively, illuminating exploration of the human appetite for mystery and mayhem, and of those writers who have satisfied it. P.D…

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Talking about detective fiction

by James, P. D.

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P.D. James--one of the most widely admired writers of detective fiction at work today--gives us a personal, lively exploration of the human appetite for mystery and mayhem, and of those writers who have satisfied it. She examines the genre from top to bottom, beginning with the …

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The ascent of the detective: police sleuths in Victorian and Edwardian England

by Shpayer-Makov, Haia

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From the publisher. The figure of the detective has long excited the imagination of the wider public, and the English police detective has been a special focus of attention in both print and visual media. Yet, while much has been written in the last three decades about the histo…