The imagination of evil : detective fiction and the modern world / Mary Evans.

From its growth in Europe in the nineteenth century detective fiction has developed into one of the most popular genres of literature and popular culture more widely. In this monograph, Mary Evans examines detective fiction and its complex relationship to the moderns and to modernity. She focuses on...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Evans, Mary, 1946-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Continuum, ©2009.
Series:	Continuum literary studies.
Subjects:	Detective and mystery stories > History and criticism. Society in literature. Detective and mystery stories. Criticism, interpretation, etc.