In a perfect marriage of author and subject, P. D. James—one of the most widely admired writers of detective fiction—gives us a personal, lively, illuminati

Taking up a neglected area in the study of the crime novel, this collection investigates the growing number of writers who adapt conventions of detective fictio

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This collection of essays explores classic detective fiction from a variety of contemporary viewpoints. Among the diverse perspectives are those which interroga

This collection establishes new perspectives on the idea of mystery, as it is enacted and encoded in the genre of detective fiction. Essays reclaim detective fi