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Detective fiction


 

Detective fiction is a branch of crime fiction that centres upon the investigation of a crime, usually murder, by a detective, either professional or amateur. It is closely related to mystery fiction but generally contains more of a puzzle element that must be solved, generally by a single protagonist, either male or female.

Books

  • Bloody Murder: From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel - A History by Julian Symons ISBN 0571094651

~ Table of Content ~

Introduction
Whodunit?
The Private Eye Novel
Cosies
Police procedural
Other subgenres
Suspense - the core tenet of detective fiction
Famous fictional detectives
Detective debuts and swansongs
Books
See also
External resources

 

 

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