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Gumshoes : A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives, Hardback Book

Gumshoes : A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives Hardback

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The enormous explosion of crime fiction over the last decade means that more people are looking for a good mystery than ever before.

This dictionary of fictional detectives helps readers learn about the series in which their favorite detectives are featured.

Included are alphabetically arranged entries on roughly 150 fictional detectives, which provide information about the works in which the detective appears, the locales in which the detective operates, the detective's investigative methods, and other important information.

Helpful bibliographical citations direct the reader to other interesting works.

The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography; various appendices; and an extensive index. 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. The volume provides coverage of familiar and less familiar detectives; male and female protagonists; gay and lesbian lead characters; and figures from a wide range of historical, cultural, and geographical settings.

Included are entries on: Jim Chee Adam Dalgliesh Gregor Demarkian Sister Fidelma Joe Leaphorn Pharoah Love Thomas Lynley Kate Martinelli Sharon McCone Kinsey Millhone Monsieur Pamplemouse Easy Rawlins Ian Rutledge Shan Tao Yun Entries discuss the various novels in which the detective appears; the character's locale and time period; the detective's associates, adversaries, and significant others; and the character's investigative techniques.

The entries direct the reader to similar series for further reading, and to additional sources of information.

The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography; various appendices; and an extensive index.

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