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The enormous explosion of crime fiction over the last decade means that more people are looking for a good mystery than ever before. This dictionary of fictional detectives helps readers learn about the series in which their favorite detectives are featured. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on roughly 150 fictional detectives, which provide information about the works in which the detective appears, the locales in which the detective operates, the detective's investigative methods, and other important information. Helpful bibliographical citations direct the reader to other interesting works. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography; various appendices; and an extensive index.The enormous explosion of crime fiction over the last decade means that more people are looking for a good mystery than ever before. Many of the most popular mystery books appear in series, and these series feature carefully developed detectives.
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Gumshoes: A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives
Mitzi M. Burnsdale
Greenwood Press
GUMSHOES A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives Mitzi M. Brunsdale
GREENWOOD PRESS Westport, Connecticut London
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brunsdale, Mitzi. Gumshoes : a dictionary of fictional detectives / Mitzi M. Brunsdale. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0–313–33331–9 (alk. paper) 1. Detective and mystery stories—Bio-bibliography. 2. Detective and mystery stories—Stories, plots, etc. I. Title. PN3377.5.D4B78 2006 809.3'7209—dc22 2005034853 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright # 2006 by Mitzi M. Brunsdale All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2005034853 ISBN: 0–313–33331–9 First published in 2006 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America
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CONTENTS List of Entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii How to Use This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii Introduction: The Ancestry of the Contemporary Series Detective . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Appendix A: Authors and Their Sleuths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417 Appendix B: Detectives in Their Geographical Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 Appendix C: Historical Detectives Listed Chronologically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 429 Appendix D: Detectives Listed by Field of Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 Appendix E: Awards for Mystery and Crime Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437 Selected Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
LIST OF ENTRIES The Adept (Sir Adam Sinclair) Irene Adler Rachel Alexander Roy Angel Carlo Arbati Owen Archer Jonathan Argyll Spencer Arrowood Jane Austen Alan Banks China Bayles Goldy Bear (Schulz) Martin Beck Ursula Blanchard Myron Bolitar Harry Bosch Nicholas Bracewell Dave Brandstetter Sara