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The American Police Novel

A History

By: Leroy Lad Panek

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The American police novel emerged soon after World War II and by the end of the century it was one of the most important forms of American crime fiction. The vogue for either Holmesian genius or the plucky amateur detective dominated mystery fiction until mid-century; the police hero offered a way to make the traditional mystery story contemporary. The police novel reflects sociology and history, and addresses issues tied to the police force, such as corruption, management, and brutality. Since the police novel reflects current events, the changing natures of crime, court procedures, and legislation have an impact on its plots and messages. An examination of the police novel covers both the evolution of a genre of fiction and American culture in general. This work traces the emergence of the police officer as hero and the police novel as a significant popular genre, from the cameo appearances of police in detective novels of the 1930s and 1940s through the serial killer and forensic novels of the 1990s. It follows the ways in which professional writers and police officers turned writers view the police individually and collectively. The work chronicles the ways in which changes in the law and society have affected the actions of the police and shows how the protagonists of police novels have changed in gender, race, nationality, sexual orientation, and age over the years. The major writers examined begin with Julian Hawthorne in the nineteenth century, and include such writers as S.S. van Dine, Ellery Queen, Erle Stanley Gardner, Ed McBain, Chester Himes, MacKinley Kantor, Hillary Waugh, Dorothy Uhnak, Joseph Wambaugh, Bob Leuci, W.E.B. Griffin, and Carol O'Connor.

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0786481374

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The Essential Elements of the Detective Story, 1820-1891

By: LeRoy Lad Panek,Mary M. Bendel-Simso

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The Essential Elements of the Detective Story, 1820-1891

By: LeRoy Lad Panek,Mary M. Bendel-Simso

Until recently, only a privileged few could read the rare, early writings that formed the basis of detective fiction in America and made it one of the most popular literary genres of the 19th century. Drawing on the unprecedented access provided by digital collections of period newspapers and magazines, this book examines detective fiction during its formative years, focusing on such crucial elements as setting, lawyers and the law, physicians and forensics, women as victims and heroes, crime and criminals, and police and detectives.

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1476628114

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An Introduction to the Detective Story

By: LeRoy Panek

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An Introduction to the Detective Story

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This book is a no-apologies introduction to Detective Fiction. It's written in an aggressive, modern English well-suited to a genre which has traditionally broken ground in terms of aggressive writing, contemporary scenarios, and tough dialogue.

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0879723785

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Nineteenth Century Detective Fiction

An Analytical History

By: LeRoy Lad Panek

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Nineteenth Century Detective Fiction

An Analytical History

By: LeRoy Lad Panek

In English and American cultures, detective fiction has a long and illustrious history. Its origins can be traced back to major developments in Anglo-American law, like the concept of circumstantial evidence and the rise of lawyers as heroic figures. Edgar Allen Poe's writings further fueled this cultural phenomenon, with the use of enigmas and conundrums in his detective stories, as well as the hunt-and-chase action of early police detective novels. Poe was only one staple of the genre, with detective fiction contributing to a thriving literary market that later influenced Arthur Conan Doyle's work. This text examines the emergence of short detective fiction in the nineteenth century, as well as the appearance of detectives in Victorian novels. It explores how the genre has captivated readers for centuries, with the chapters providing a framework for a more complete understanding of nineteenth-century detective fiction.

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The Origins of the American Detective Story

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The Origins of the American Detective Story

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Edgar Allan Poe essentially invented the detective story in 1841 with Murders in the Rue Morgue. In the years that followed, however, detective fiction in America saw no significant progress as a literary genre. Much to the dismay of moral crusaders like Anthony Comstock, dime novels and other sensationalist publications satisfied the public's hunger for a yarn. Things changed as the century waned, and eventually the detective was reborn as a figure of American literature. In part these changes were due to a combination of social conditions, including the rise and decline of the police as an institution; the parallel development of private detectives; the birth of the crusading newspaper reporter; and the beginnings of forensic science. Influential, too, was the new role model offered by a wildly popular British import named Sherlock Holmes. Focusing on the late 19th century and early 20th, this volume covers the formative years of American detective fiction. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

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0786481382

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After Sherlock Holmes

The Evolution of British and American Detective Stories, 1891-1914

By: LeRoy Lad Panek

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After Sherlock Holmes

The Evolution of British and American Detective Stories, 1891-1914

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The appearance of Sherlock Holmes in The Strand Magazine in 1891 began a stampede of writers who wanted to emulate, build upon or even satirize Arthur Conan Doyle's work. This book explores the development of detective fiction during the critical period between Conan Doyle's creation of Holmes and the advent of the Golden Age of the detective story during World War I. Both British and American detective writers of the period are surveyed--as well as writers who turned to gentleman burglars and master criminals.

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0786477652

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The American Police Novel

A History

By: Leroy Lad Panek

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A History

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Reading Early Hammett

A Critical Study of the Fiction Prior to The Maltese Falcon

By: LeRoy Lad Panek

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Reading Early Hammett

A Critical Study of the Fiction Prior to The Maltese Falcon

By: LeRoy Lad Panek

Dashiell Hammett, like most successful writers, honed his skills in the trenches. Long before The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man made him a household name, Hammett developed his technique writing satirical magazine pieces, then moved on to churn out tales of sex, crime and adventure for pulp magazines. Characters like Sam Spade and Nick and Nora Charles made him famous, but Hammett perfected his style--and created the first hard-boiled detective fiction--writing stories and novels about an anonymous, middle-aged detective, known as the Continental Op. This detailed examination of the early works of Dashiell Hammett takes a new look at one of the 20th century's most influential crime writers and his creation of the hard-boiled detective story. Each chapter covers an element of Hammett's early writing career--his magazine fiction; the Continental Op's development as a character; the Continental Op novels; and the last Continental Op stories. A concluding chapter provides afterthoughts on Hammett's career, style and place in the history of detective fiction. A chronology of works cited, a bibliography and an index supplement the text.

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0786419628

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Before Sherlock Holmes

How Magazines and Newspapers Invented the Detective Story

By: LeRoy Lad Panek

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Before Sherlock Holmes

How Magazines and Newspapers Invented the Detective Story

By: LeRoy Lad Panek

Traditionally, the history of detective stories as a literary genre begins in the 19th century with the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Emile Gaboriau and a handful of other writers. The 19th century was actually awash in detective stories, though many, like the so-called detective notebooks, are so rare that they lay beyond the reach of even the most dedicated readers. This volume surveys the first 50 years of the detective story in 19th century America and England, examining not only major works, but also the lesser known--including contemporary pseudo-biographies, magazines, story papers, and newspapers--only recently accessible through new media. By rewriting the history of the mystery genre, this study opens up new avenues for literary exploration. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

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0786488565

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The Essential Elements of the Detective Story, 1820-1891

By: LeRoy Lad Panek,Mary M. Bendel-Simso

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1476666997

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New Hard-boiled Writers, 1970s-1990s

By: LeRoy Panek

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New Hard-boiled Writers, 1970s-1990s

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With an eye toward the origins and development of the hard-boiled story, LeRoy Lad Panek comments both on the way it has changed over the past three decades and examines the work of ten significant contemporary hardboiled writers. Chapters show how the new writers have used the hard-boiled story and the hard-boiled hero to make powerful statements about reality in the last quarter of the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.

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0879728205

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An Introduction to the Detective Story

By: LeRoy Panek

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New Hard-boiled Writers, 1970s-1990s

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Probable Cause

Crime Fiction in America

By: LeRoy Panek

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Crime Fiction in America

By: LeRoy Panek

American crime fiction has developed into writing that has a commitment to democracy and the democratic way of life, a compassion and empathy and a style which has created a significant branch of American literature.

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The Origins of the American Detective Story

By: LeRoy Lad Panek

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After Sherlock Holmes

The Evolution of British and American Detective Stories, 1891-1914

By: LeRoy Lad Panek

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The Evolution of British and American Detective Stories, 1891-1914

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Before Sherlock Holmes

How Magazines and Newspapers Invented the Detective Story

By: LeRoy Lad Panek

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How Magazines and Newspapers Invented the Detective Story

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Reading Early Hammett

A Critical Study of the Fiction Prior to The Maltese Falcon

By: LeRoy Lad Panek

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A Critical Study of the Fiction Prior to The Maltese Falcon

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Probable Cause

Crime Fiction in America

By: LeRoy Panek

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Crime Fiction in America

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Watteau's Shepherds

The Detective Novel in Britain, 1914-1940

By: LeRoy Panek

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Watteau's Shepherds

The Detective Novel in Britain, 1914-1940

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Detective stories should be examined from a literary point of view, with special attention to literary history and to materials and patterns from which the writers created their fictions. This book sheds new light into the fascinating field of detective fiction.

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