The Web of Iniquity
Subtitle: Early Detective Fiction by American Women
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: December 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780822322719
Subjects: Novels, other prose & writers: 19th century; Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -; Women's studies; History and criticism; Detective and mystery stories,; Fiction - Mystery/ Detective; American English; English; Literary Criticism; USA; Mystery & Detective - Anthologies; American Studies; Gender Studies/Feminist Theory; Literary Studies/American Lite; American fiction; American - General; Mystery & Detective Fiction; 19th century; Detective and mystery stories, American; Women authors
First sentence: Despite its penchant for violent mayhem and general sneakiness, detective fiction is the teacher's pet of popular genres.