The Female Investigator in Literature, Film, and Popular CultureIn this book the author examines how women detectives are portrayed in film, in literature and on TV. Chapters examine the portrayal of female investigators in each of these four genres: the Gothic novel, the lesbian detective novel, television and film. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Lesbian Detectives Have Car Trouble | 40 |
The SocioCultural Determinants of the Role of | 63 |
Copyright | |
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