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Detectives in the shadows : a hard-boiled history /

"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 detec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lee, Susanna, 1970- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism.
Detective and mystery films > United States > History and criticism.
Detectives in literature.
Detectives in motion pictures.
Heroes in literature.
Heroes in motion pictures.
Toughness (Personality trait)
National characteristics, American, in literature.
National characteristics, American, in motion pictures.
Detective and mystery films.
Detective and mystery stories, American.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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