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A Counter-History of Crime Fiction : Supernatural, Gothic, Sensational
Maurizio Ascari
Hardcover - $133.95
"A Counter-History of Crime Fiction" takes a new look at the evolution of crime fiction, drawing on material from the Middle Ages up to the early Twentieth century, when the genre was theoretically defined as detective fiction. Considering 'criminogr ...
Mystery Women III : An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction, 1860-1979
Colleen Barnett
Paperback - $53.95
Mystery Women, Volume 3, is the most recent in a series about the changing roles of women in the mystery novel. Volume 3 contains more than 580 series with female sleuths who were introduced during the years 1990-1999. This is an astounding number, b ...
Mystery Women : An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction, Volume 1
Colleen Barnett
Paperback - $27.95
Many bibliographers focus on women who write. Lawyer Barnett looks at women who detect, at women as sleuths and at the evolving roles of women in professions and in society. Excellent for all women's studies programs as well as for the mystery hound.
Mystery Women : An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction
Colleen Barnett
Paperback - $26.95
Who Killed Roger Ackroyd? : The Mystery Behind the Agatha Christie Mystery
Pierre Bayard
Paperback - $24.95
Agatha Christie's classic novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd has sparked great debate in the years since its publication in 1926, inspiring cultural critics from Roland Barthes to Umberto Eco to explore its unique construction: a murder mystery in whi ...
Hard-Boiled Masculinities
Christopher Breu
Paperback - $42.95
The persona of the American male in the period between the two world wars was characterized by physical strength, emotional detachment, aggressive behavior, and an amoral worldview. This ideal of a hard-boiled masculinity can be seen in the pages and ...
Murder on the Reservation : American Indian Crime Fiction
Ray Broadus Browne
Paperback - $31.95
The first study on the entire canon of Indian crime fiction.
Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability
Colin Bruce
Paper Textbook - $24.95
A thrilling way to learn about probability, statistics, and math-by watching Sherlock Holmes help victims exploited by evil con men
Gumshoes : A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives
Mitzi M. Brunsdale
Hardcover - $153.95
The enormous explosion of crime fiction over the last decade means that more people are looking for a good mystery than ever before. Many of the most popular mystery books appear in series, and these series feature carefully developed detectives. Thi ...