The Female Investigator in Literature, Film, And Popular Culture

Description:

In 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.

subjects: Detective and mystery stories, history and criticism,  Horror tales, history and criticism,  English fiction, women authors,  English fiction, history and criticism,  American fiction, women authors,  American fiction, history and criticism,  Popular culture, united states,  English Detective and mystery stories,  History and criticism,  English Horror tales,  English fiction,  Women authors,  American Detective and mystery stories,  American fiction,  Women detectives in literature,  Women detectives in mass media,  Popular culture,  History