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With essays by an international group of scholars, Questions of Identity in Detective Fiction delves into the ways in which this genre, given its status as popular yet marginalized literature, allows for the exploration of a wide range of meanings. Contributors examine how the genre both mirrors and focuses the personal/sexual/ ethnic/spiritual, how it interfaces with national literatures and histories, and how the generic identity of detective fiction has evolved over time. Chapters include ...

Detective and mystery stories --- Identity (Psychology) in literature --- Crime --- Detective and mystery fiction --- Detectives --- Mystery stories --- Fiction --- History and criticism