The lady investigates
women detectives and spies in fiction
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Author
Contributions
- Cadogan, Mary. - Contributor
Publication
1981 - St. Martin's Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
63,000 words, Guess
Page Count
252 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100312464266
- ISBN-139780312464264
- Goodreads2670591
- Library of Congress Control Number81016582
- OCLC Control Number7837504
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780312464264
- Open LibraryOL4270441M
Classifications
- DDC823/.0872/09352042
- LCCPR830.D4 C72 1981
Description
In the early chapters the authors examine nineteenth century crime novels. Later they explore the period in this century in which women writers made the detective story their own.
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- The lady investigates: women detectives and spies in fiction
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