Download or read book Hollywood's Detectives written by F. Mason and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-12-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of Hollywood detectives has often overlooked the B-Movie mystery series in favour of hard-boiled film. Hollywood's Detectives redresses this oversight by examining key detective series of the 1930s and 1940s to explore their contributions to the detective genre.