Dime Novels and the Roots of American Detective Fiction /

Why is detective fiction so popular? What connects such diverse characters as the armchair sleuth, the hardboiled dick and the police detective? Dime Novels and the Roots of American Detective Fiction uncovers the significance of often-neglected dime novels in revealing early examples of the subgenr...

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Main Author:	Bedore, Pamela, 1972- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Series:	Crime files series.
Subjects:	Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism. Pulp literature, American > History and criticism. HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. LITERARY CRITICISM / Mystery & Detective.