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Narratives of Enclosure in Detective Fiction The Locked Room Mystery
Title:
Narratives of Enclosure in Detective Fiction The Locked Room Mystery
ISBN:
9780230313736
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Edition:
1st ed. 2011.
Publication Information New:
London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Physical Description:
XIV, 210 p. online resource.
Series:
Crime Files,
Abstract:
The locked room mystery is one of the iconic creations of popular fiction. Michael Cook's critical study reveals how this archetypal form of the puzzle story has had a significant effect in shaping the immensely popular genre of detective fiction. The book includes analysis of texts from Poe to the present day.
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Language:
English