Talking about detective fiction
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To judge by the worldwide success of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie's Poirot, it is not only the Anglo-Saxons who have an appetite for mystery and mayhem. Talking about the craft of detective writing and sharing her personal thoughts and observations on one of the most popular and enduring forms of literature, P. D. James examines the challenges, achievements and potential of a genre which has fascinated her for nearly fifty years as a novelist. P. D. James explores the metamorphosis of a genre which has gripped and entertained the popular imagination like no other type of novel. Written by the author widely regarded as the queen of the detective novel, this book is sure to appeal to all aficionados of crime fiction.
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James, P. D. (2009). Talking about detective fiction. 1st American ed. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)James, P. D. 2009. Talking About Detective Fiction. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)James, P. D, Talking About Detective Fiction. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
MLA Citation (style guide)James, P. D. Talking About Detective Fiction. 1st American ed. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
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| 300 | |a viii, 198 p. : |b ill. ; |c 20 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-198). | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a What are we talking about and how did it all begin? -- The tenant of 221B Baker Street and the parish priest from Cobhole in Essex -- The Golden Age -- Soft-centered and hard-boiled -- Four formidable women -- Telling the story : setting, viewpoint, people -- Critics and aficionados : why some don't enjoy them and why others do -- Today and a glimpse of tomorrow. | |
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