Murder on the reservation
Subtitle: American Indian crime fiction : aims and achievements
By: Ray B. Browne.
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press/Popular Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Madison, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 289
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism; American fiction -- Indian authors -- History and criticism; Indians in literature; Crime in literature
Description: In Murder on the Reservation, Ray B. Browne surveys the work of several of the best-known writers of crime fiction involving Indian characters and references virtually every book that qualifies as an Indian-related mystery. He places this genre within the tradition of crime fiction in general, a powerful democratizing force in American society. All people are equal under the horizontal barrel of the loaded gun, and Indians are increasingly playing an important role. Some of this Indian fiction is intended to right the wrongs the authors feel have been leveled against Indians - paying back as they call it. Other authors use Indian lore and Indian locales as exotic elements and locations for the entertaining and commercially successful stories they want to write.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-278) and index.
"A Ray and Pat Browne book."