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Stephen Knight's book is a full analytic survey of crime fiction from its origins in the nineteenth century to the most recent developments. Knight explains how and why the various forms of the genre evolved, explores major authors and movements, and argues that the genre as a whole has three... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Christie: Add a description of this character.
- Doyle
- Chandler
- Sherlock Holmes
- Hammett
- Poe
- Dupin
- Sayers
- Marlowe
- Wilkie Collins
- Rinehart
- Millar
- Highsmith
- Himes
- Gaboriau
- Mason
- Caleb
- Barbara Wilson
- Paretsky
- Lecter
- P. D. James
- Godwin
- Wells
- Glanville
- Hillerman
- Van Dine
- Rendell
- Julian Symons
- Hilfer
- Priestman
- Ross Macdonald
- Brown
- Mc Bain
- Lecoq
- Nick Carter
- Wolfe
- Poirot
- Watson
- Mosley
- Mc Cone
- Chesterton
- Cain
- Mrs Paschal
- Harris
First Sentence edit
This summer's holiday reading included detectives of every diverse kinds: a neurotic Edinburgh detective inspector, a fiesty native Alaskan tour-guide-cum-detective, a British black investigative journalist, a postmodern and lesbian translator-investigator in modern Barcelona.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Stephen Thomas Knight (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.087209
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › History & Criticism › 20th Century
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › History & Criticism › Literary Theory
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Criticism & Theory
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › Reference
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