Title: Making the detective story American
Description: "Detective fiction is one of the America's most popular and enduring literary genres. This critical text examines the fiction of Earl Derr Biggers, S. S. Van Dine, and Dashiell Hammett, three writers who, during the Roaring Twenties, transformed the detective story "--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: American Detective and mystery stories, History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, American fiction, Detective and mystery stories, history and criticism, American fiction, history and criticism, 20th century, Hammett, dashiell, 1894-1961, Misdaadromans
People: Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961), Earl Derr Biggers (1884-1933), S. S. Van Dine
Time periods: 20th century