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Cracking the Hard-Boiled Detective: A Critical History from the 1920s to the Present Lewis D. Moore
Cracking the Hard-Boiled Detective: A Critical History from the 1920s to the Present
Lewis D. Moore
Analyzes the character of the hard-boiled detective, from literary antecedents through the early 21st century. This critical study follows change in the novels through three main periods: the Early (roughly 1927-1955); the Transitional, evident by 1964 and continuing to around 1977; and the Modern, since the late 1970s.
306 pages, bibliography, index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 3, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780786425815 |
| Publishers | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Pages | 306 |
| Dimensions | 154 × 232 × 31 mm · 434 g |
| Language | English |
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