Marcia Muller and the Female Private Eye: Essays on the Novels That Defined a Subgenre

Bys: Alexander N. Howe and Christine A. Jackson

In 1977, Marcia Muller invaded the all-male domain of detective literature and within a decade was established as the mother of the female hardboiled private eye. She is now the author of four detective series, including the critically acclaimed Sharon McCone series of more than two dozen novels.

This collection critically assesses Marcia Muller's writing and reevaluates current critical views on women's detective fiction in general. In...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786438258
• ISBN13: 9780786438259
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher