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131 pages • first pub 1982 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780879234065
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Description
Discussing the ways in which the mystery novel reveals the fabric of fears and fantasies behind American culture, Winks argues that detective fiction, in its high seriousness, is a bit like a religion, in pursuit of truths best examined at a dista...
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131 pages • first pub 1982 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780879234065
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Edition Pub Date: Not specified
Description
Discussing the ways in which the mystery novel reveals the fabric of fears and fantasies behind American culture, Winks argues that detective fiction, in its high seriousness, is a bit like a religion, in pursuit of truths best examined at a dista...