Varieties of Crime Fiction

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S.T. Joshi

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Leading critic S.T. Joshi reviews surveys the work of 13 mystery and crime writers, ranging from the Golden Age, Hardboiled school, the Psychological Mystery, and Contemporary Writers. The Golden Age Dorothy L. Sayers: Lords and Servants John Dickson Carr: Puzzlemeister Margery Allingham: Murder, Gangs, and Spies Philip MacDonald: Expanding the "Cosy" Mystery II. The Hard-Boiled School Dashiell Hammett: Sam Spade and Others Raymond Chandler: Mean Streets Ross Macdonald: Family Affairs III. The Psychological Mystery Margaret Millar: Scars of the Psyche Patricia Highsmith: Guilt and Innocence L. P. Davies: The Workings of the Mind Some Contemporaries P. D. James: The Empress's New Clothes Ruth Rendell: The Psychology of Murder Sue Grafton: Hard-Boiled Female

Release date Australia

April 23rd, 2021

Author

S.T. Joshi

Pages

212

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Dimensions

152x229x16

ISBN-13

9781479458851

Product ID

35112803

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