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L.A. private eyes /

"L.A. Private Eyes examines the tradition of the private eye as it evolves in films, books, and television shows set in Los Angeles from the 1930s through the present day. It takes a closer look at narratives--both on screens and on the printed page--in which detectives travel the streets of Lo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schweitzer, Dahlia (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2019]
Series:Quick takes.
Subjects:
Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism.
Detective and mystery television programs > History and criticism.
Film noir > United States > History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, American.
Detective and mystery television programs.
Fernsehen.
Film noir.
Kriminalfilm.
Kriminalliteratur.
Literature.
Los Angeles > Calif., Motiv.
Motion pictures.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > In literature.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > In motion pictures.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > On television.
California > Los Angeles.
United States.
USA.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Los Angeles
  • The detective story
  • The detective
  • The Black detective
  • The lady dick
  • The girl sleuth.