The gay detective novel
lesbian and gay main characters and themes in mystery fiction
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Author
Publication
2004 - McFarland & Co., Jefferson, N.C, North Carolina
Language
English
Word Count
75,500 words, Guess
Page Count
302 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3296059M
- ISBN-100786419571
- OCLC Control Number56334211
- Internet Archivegaydetectivenove0000mark
- Library of Congress Control Number2004019458
and 2 more
- Goodreads1123399
- LibraryThing1352971
Classifications
- DDC813/.087209352664
- LCCPS374.H63 M37 2004
Description
"This study of gay and lesbian detective fiction examines mystery series and historically significant stand-alone novels published since the early 1960s. Part I describes how these novels make gay and lesbian life visible and forge new, powerful images. It also examines how they fit into the larger history of mystery fiction. Part II groups series according to the type of main character (police officer, private investigator, amateur sleuth, etc.). Each section discusses characters of that type and analyzes the series in which they appear. Comments from authors interviewed for this book play a central role in those analyses. Part III lists series-spanning themes (e.g., homophobia, the closet, gay marriage) and the novels and series that address each of those themes."--Jacket.
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