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The Critical Response to Raymond Chandler
Understanding William Kennedy
Centurions, knights, and other cops
Judge Dee Novels of R. H. Van Gulik
Making the detective story American
Making the detective story American

By J. Kenneth Van Dover

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"Detective fiction is one of the America's most popular and enduring literary genres. This critical text examines the fiction of Earl Derr Biggers, S. S. Van Dine, and Dashiell Hammett, three write...

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Truman Gumshoes
Truman Gumshoes

By J. K. Van Dover

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Detective and the Artist
Detective and the Artist

By J. K. Van Dover

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