From Agatha Christie to Ruth Rendell

Description:

"From Agatha Christie to Ruth Rendell considers seriously the hugely popular and influential works of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Margery Allingham, Nag Marsh, P.D. James and Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine. Providing studies of 42 key novels, this volume introduces these authors for students and the general reader in the context of their lives, and of critical debates on gender, colonialism, psychoanalysis, the Gothic, and feminism. It includes interviews with P.D. James and Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Criticism and interpretation,  Detective and mystery stories, English,  English Detective and mystery stories,  English fiction,  History,  History and criticism,  Women and literature,  Women authors,  Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 -- Criticism and interpretation.,  Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966 -- Criticism and interpretation.,  Rendell, Ruth, 1930- -- Criticism and interpretation.,  Detective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism.,  Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.,  English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.,  Detective and mystery stories, history and criticism

People: Agatha Christie (1890-1976),  Margery Allingham (1904-1966),  Ruth Rendell (1930-)

Places: Great Britain

Times: 20th century