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The case of the Indian detective: Native American mystery novels
… puzzle resolve into a rational solution, the Mystery genre is well-suited for continuing the centuries-old project of making the Indian legible to non-Indians because it can satisfy the dual impulses of the “Dialectic of Diversity,” exoticism and assimilation. Non-Indian readers want Indians …
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Mystery writers in foreign settings: The literary devices and methods used to portray foreign geographies
… believability and success of regional mystery novels. Authentic representation of place is challenging if an author is not originally from the area being portrayed. Despite this, some authors are able to depict foreign places more comprehensively and realistically than others. Professor …
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Sam Spade as the detective next door: industry, culture, and class in post-war radio adaptations of hardboiled detective fiction
… I argue that crime series adapted from popular mystery novels, like Sam Spade, were shaped by a number of factors, including the source material, the industry production codes meant to maintain decency over the air, the individual producers and writers responsible for each series, the networks …
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Controversial Politics, Conservative Genre: Rex Stout's Archie-Wolfe Duo and Detective Fiction's Conventional Form
… moral, and social viewpoints. An analysis of the novels <em>The Black Mountain</em> (1954) and <em>The Doorbell Rang</em> (1965) and the novellas "Not Quite Dead Enough" and "Booby Trap" (1944) from Stout's Nero Wolfe series demonstrates his use of detective fiction for both the expression of …