{"product_id":"9781476618982","title":"Secrets of Crime Fiction Classics: Detecting the Delights of 21 Enduring Stories","description":"Starting with William Godwin’s \u003ci\u003eCaleb Williams\u003c\/i\u003e and Charles Brockden Brown’s \u003ci\u003eEdgar Huntly,\u003c\/i\u003e this book covers in detail the great works of detective fiction—Poe’s Dupin stories, Conan Doyle’s \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e, Christie’s \u003ci\u003eThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd\u003c\/i\u003e, Sayers’ \u003ci\u003eStrong Poison,\u003c\/i\u003e Chandler’s \u003ci\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, and Simenon’s \u003ci\u003eThe Yellow Dog\u003c\/i\u003e. Lesser-known but important early works are also discussed, including Wilkie Collins’ \u003ci\u003eThe Woman in White\u003c\/i\u003e, Émile Gaboriau’s \u003ci\u003eM. Lecoq,\u003c\/i\u003e Anna Katharine Green’s \u003ci\u003eThe Leavenworth Case\u003c\/i\u003e and Fergus Hume’s \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of a Hansom Cab\u003c\/i\u003e.    More recent titles show increasing variety in the mystery genre, with Patricia Highsmith’s criminal-focused \u003ci\u003eThe Talented Mr. Ripley\u003c\/i\u003e and Chester Himes’ African-American detectives in \u003ci\u003eCotton Comes to Harlem\u003c\/i\u003e. Diversity develops further in Sara Paretsky’s tough woman detective V.I. Warshawski in \u003ci\u003eIndemnity Only\u003c\/i\u003e, Umberto Eco’s medievalist and postmodern \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/i\u003e and the forensic feminism of Patricia Cornwell’s \u003ci\u003ePostmortem\u003c\/i\u003e. Notably, the best modern crime fiction has been primarily international—Manuel Vásquez Montalbán’s Catalan \u003ci\u003eSummer Seas\u003c\/i\u003e, Ian Rankin’s Edinburgh-set \u003ci\u003eThe Naming of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, Sweden’s Stieg Larsson’s \u003ci\u003eThe Girl with a Dragon Tattoo\u003c\/i\u003e and Vikram Chanda’s Mumbai-based \u003ci\u003eSacred Games\u003c\/i\u003e.    Instructors considering this book for use in a course may  request an examination copy here.","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company, Incorporated Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47184326328560,"sku":"9781476618982","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476618982_p0.jpg?v=1763608539","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476618982","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}