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Detective fiction is usually thought of as genre fiction, a vast group of works bound together by their use of a common formula.

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“Detection and Its Designs provides a number of rich insights on the nature of detective fiction as a genre in which narratives collide and compete for power.” * Letters in Canada *
“Interesting insight into the interpretation of the detective story from its earliest origins…These writers would have been flattered to receive such a detailed interpretation of their works.” * George Eliot-George Henry Lewes Studies *

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    Publisher: MJ - Ohio University Press
    Publication Date: 4/15/1998 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780821412237, 978-0821412237
    ISBN10: 082141223X

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Detective fiction is usually thought of as genre fiction, a vast group of works bound together by their use of a common formula.

    Trade Review
    “Detection and Its Designs provides a number of rich insights on the nature of detective fiction as a genre in which narratives collide and compete for power.” * Letters in Canada *
    “Interesting insight into the interpretation of the detective story from its earliest origins…These writers would have been flattered to receive such a detailed interpretation of their works.” * George Eliot-George Henry Lewes Studies *

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