{"product_id":"secrets-of-crime-fiction-classics-stephen-knight-9780786493982","title":"Secrets of Crime Fiction Classics: Detecting the Delights of 21 Enduring Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e Starting with William Godwin's \u003ci\u003eCaleb Williams\u003c\/i\u003e and Charles Brockden Brown's \u003ci\u003eEdgar Huntly, \u003c\/i\u003e this book covers in detail the great works of detective fiction--Poe's Dupin stories, Conan Doyle's \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e, Christie's \u003ci\u003eThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd\u003c\/i\u003e, Sayers' \u003ci\u003eStrong Poison, \u003c\/i\u003e Chandler's \u003ci\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, and Simenon's \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow Dog\u003c\/i\u003e. Lesser-known but important early works are also discussed, including Wilkie Collins' \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in White\u003c\/i\u003e, Emile Gaboriau's \u003ci\u003eM. Lecoq, \u003c\/i\u003e Anna Katharine Green's \u003ci\u003eThe Leavenworth Case\u003c\/i\u003e and Fergus Hume's \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of a Hansom Cab\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e More recent titles show increasing variety in the mystery genre, with Patricia Highsmith's criminal-focused \u003ci\u003eThe Talented Mr. Ripley\u003c\/i\u003e and Chester Himes' African-American detectives in \u003ci\u003eCotton Comes to Harlem\u003c\/i\u003e. Diversity develops further in Sara Paretsky's tough woman detective V.I. Warshawski in \u003ci\u003eIndemnity Only\u003c\/i\u003e, Umberto Eco's medievalist and postmodern \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/i\u003e and the forensic feminism of Patricia Cornwell's \u003ci\u003ePostmortem\u003c\/i\u003e. Notably, the best modern crime fiction has been primarily international--Manuel Vasquez Montalban's Catalan \u003ci\u003eSummer Seas\u003c\/i\u003e, Ian Rankin's Edinburgh-set \u003ci\u003eThe Naming of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, Sweden's Stieg Larsson's \u003ci\u003eThe Girl with a Dragon Tattoo\u003c\/i\u003e and Vikram Chanda's Mumbai-based \u003ci\u003eSacred Games\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Knight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786493984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786493982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Stephen Knight","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44540340961535,"sku":"9780786493982","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1bc20b5e-dd05-4880-80df-eb0459c828e7.jpg?v=1700587355","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/secrets-of-crime-fiction-classics-stephen-knight-9780786493982","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}