The woman detective
Subtitle: gender & genre
By: Kathleen Gregory Klein.
Edition: 2nd ed., Illini Books ed.
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism.; Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism.; Popular literature -- English-speaking countries -- History and criticism.; Women detectives in literature.; Women in literature.
Description: Kathleen Gregory Klein traces female paid, professional private investigators in British, Canadian, and American novels, revealing that the detective novel is both a reflection of and potential barrier to social change for women. This edition adds sixty new female private eyes to the roster and includes an afterword that assesses the current state of the genre's new and old novels. A comprehensive bibliography and a character list update the field through mid-1994.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-272) and indexes.