Book Description
While the roots of the detective novel go back to the 19th century, the genre reached its height around 1925 to 1945. This work presents information on twenty British and American women who wrote during the 20th century. As a group they were responsible for the great popularity of the detective novel in the first half of the century. The British authors are Sora Turnbull (Patricia Wentworth), Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Elizabeth Mackintosh (Josephine Tey), Gladys Mitchell, Margery Allingham, Edith Pargeter (Ellis Peters), Phyllis Dorothy James White (P.D. James), Gwendolyn Butler (Jennie Melville), and Ruth Rendell, and the Americans are Patricia Highsmith, Carolyn Heilbrun (Amanda Cross), Edna Buchanan, Kare Gallison, Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, Nevada Barr, Patricia Cornwell, Carol Higgins Clark, and Megan Rust. A flavor of each author's work is provided.
About the Author
Moira Davison Reynolds, a retired biochemist, has written previously on women who have made significant contributions to United States culture, including Immigrant American Women Role Models: Fifteen Inspiring Biographies, 1850-1950 ($32.50, 1997) and American Women Scientists: 23 Inspiring Biographies, 1900-2000 ($33.50, 1999). She lives in Marquette, Michigan.
Women Authors of Detective Series: Twenty-One American and British Writers,1900-2000 FROM THE PUBLISHER
While the roots of the detective novel go back to the 19th century, the genre reached its height around 1925 to 1945. This work presents information on 21 British and American women who wrote during the 20th century.
As a group they were largely responsible for the great popularity of the detective novel in the first half of the century. The British authors are Dora Turnbull (Patricia Wentworth), Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Elizabeth MacKintosh (Josephine Tey), Ngaio Marsh, Gladys Mitchell, Margery Allingham, Edith Pargeter (Ellis Peters), Phyllis Dorothy James White (P.D. James), Gwendoline Butler (Jennie Melville), and Ruth Rendell, and the Americans are Patricia Highsmith, Carolyn G. Heilbrun (Amanda Cross), Edna Buchanan, Kate Gallison, Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, Nevada Barr, Patricia Cornwell, Carol Higgins Clark, and Megan Mallory Rust. A flavor of each author's work is provided.
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This book presents information on 20 British and American women who wrote detective novels during the twentieth century. Among the authors discussed are Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, Ruth Rendell, Sue Grafton, Patricia Cornwell, Carol Higgins Clark, and Megan Rust. The book offers a taste of each author's work, and describes her contribution to the genre. It also traces the history of women's emancipation, as reflected in the characters of the chief investigators. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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