From mysterious origins through the Victorian sleuths and the Golden Age of the genre (the 1920s through the 1940s) and to the present day, detective fiction, mysteries, and spy thrillers have consistently topped best-seller lists around the world.
Professor M. Lee Alexander provides listeners with a lively discussion of groundbreaking authors from Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Conan Doyle to Agatha Christie, Ian Fleming, and modern writers such as Nevada Barr and Jonathan Kellerman.
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"I enjoyed this and found several new series to read, but I felt like it was more like a survey course of what's out there than an actual discussion of the literature. " — Angelina (4 out of 5 stars)
"I enjoyed this and found several new series to read, but I felt like it was more like a survey course of what's out there than an actual discussion of the literature. "
" Alexander was unprepared, unrehearsed, and repetitive. Nonetheless, the message managed to work its way through the garbled delivery. "
" A very thoughtful and thorough overview of the many styles of detective fiction. Many references to authors and significant works within the sub-genres. "
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