Columbo: Make Me a Perfect Murder

by Amelie Hastie

For decades, generations of television fans have been enraptured by Lt. Columbo, played by Peter Falk, as he unravels clues to catch killers who believe they are above the law. In her investigation of the 1970s series cocreated by Richard Levinson and William Link, Amelie Hastie explores television history through an emphasis on issues of stardom, authorship, and its interconnections with classical and New Hollywood cinema. Through close textual analysis,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478020679
• ISBN13: 9781478020677
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.