Detectives in the Shadows
About this book
"Crime fiction expert Susanna Lee tracks the evolution of the hard-boiled character type over time and media in the United States. She shows how crime fiction rose in popularity at times of national conflict. Readers and viewers crave the sort of grit and independence that the hard-boiled detective offers when reality may leave them feeling they lack control over their own lives. This is a study of literature and film and also a work of cultural studies"--
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- OL Work ID
- OL20745677W
Subjects
American literatureDetective and mystery films, history and criticismDetective and mystery stories, history and criticismHeroes in literatureNational characteristics in literatureMotion pictures, production and directionAmerican Detective and mystery storiesHistory and criticismDetective and mystery filmsDetectives in literatureDetectives in motion picturesHeroes in motion picturesToughness (Personality trait)National characteristics, American, in literatureNational characteristics, American, in motion pictures