The Origins of the American Detective Story

The Origins of the American Detective Story

by LeRoy Lad Panek

235 pages· 2006· ISBN 9780786427765
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"This volume covers the formative years of American detective fiction. It examines elements including the rise and decline of police as an institution; the parallel development of private detectives; and the birth of the crusading newspaper reporter. Thew

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