Crime Uncovered: Detective is an examination ndash; and celebration ndash; of the most iconic police detectives in the long and bloody history of crime fiction; film and television; identifying the individual characteristics that define these much-loved figures and discussing how they relate to their surroundings; country and class ndash; and the criminals they relentlessly pursue. Detectiveexamines the changing role of the authority figure in crime fiction and film; and analyses how the most imaginative creators cleverly subvert the key elements of both the detectives themselves and the genre they inhabit. The detectives included cover all the important names; making for a truly international spread.
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