num_pages: 192
description: Written in the late 1920s and never before published, this mystery by the author of such early feminist classics as The Yellow Wall-Paper is a major literary find. Gilman's first and only detective novel recounts the murder of a pernicious attorney who has been shot, stabbed, bludgeoned, strangled, and poisoned. Unpunished 's husband-and-wife detective team present a model of true partnership, while the unfolding details of the case offer poignant evidence of the injustice that poor and powerless women can suffer at the hands of a brutal man. Gilman weaves her case for women's freedom and empowerment into a mystery rich in twists and turns, colorful characters, red herrings, suspense and wry humor.
language: English
title: Unpunished: A Mystery
titlecomplete: Unpunished: A Mystery (Elaine R. Hedges American Women's Literature)
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, School, Feminism, Classics, Crime
ratings_count: 129
series: The Elaine R. Hedges American Women’s Literature Series)
publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY