The detective novel in Puerto Rico /

The Detective Novel in Puerto Rico is the first comprehensive book-length study in English of the detective novel on the island from its origins (1984) to the present (2024). It describes the historical events that served as catalysts and led to the inception of the genre on the island, as well as i...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Torres Caballero, Benjamín, 1955- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2025.
Subjects:	Detective and mystery stories, Puerto Rican > History and criticism. Puerto Rican fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Puerto Rican fiction > 21st century > History and criticism. Detective and mystery stories, Spanish > History and criticism. Detective and mystery stories, Spanish > Puerto Rico.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The detective genre and the press
The crime novel
Wilfredo Mattos Cintrón
Ana Lydia Vega
Arturo Echavarria
José Curet
Luis López Nieves
Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá
Max Resto
Anibal Matos Cintrón
Rafael Acevedo
Mayra Santos-Febres
Marta Aponte Alsina
Mayra Montero
Francisco R. Velázquez
Max Chárriez
Alejandro Carpio
Manuel Martínez Maldonado
José Ángel Rosado
Hiram Lozado Pérez
Fernando Gallardo Bustillos
Amalgama G7
Puerto Rican detective novels in English.