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The idea of a woman detective is bound to appear progressive, even if she is an elderly busybody and proceeds largely by 'feminine' intuition rather than by reason. But the status ofwomen in the detective story and spy thriller has undergone many changes since its beginnings last century. In the early chapters of The Lady Investigates the authors examine the crime novels of Wilkie Collins, George R. Sims, Grant Allen, and Anna Katherine Green, and discover the splendid and daunting lady detective Miss Van Snoop. Later they explore the period this century in which women writers made the detective story their own - Christie, Sayers, Allingham, Marsh, and many more. The book finishes with an analysis of recent novels by P. D. James and the developments they represent.Patricia Craig and Mary Cadogan . . . explore a rich vein of fantasy, eccentricity, humour, and social comment in this comprehensive survey of women in the detective story and spy thriller . . . and in their saga present for our edification and delight a splendidly mixed bunch of amateur and professional sleuths/ P. D. James, The Times

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Author

Patricia Craig, Mary Cadogan

Publisher

Oxford University Press, USA

Published

1986

Language

EN

ISBN

9780192819383

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

True Crime, Crime, Detective & Crime Fiction