'No-one has approached the vast, continuing corpus of detective fiction in quite this way before.' "Financial Times"
What is it that has always made the detective such a popular figure in fiction? Why are we always so seduced by the search to discover 'whodunit'? And how far back does this fascination go?
Following the trail of the detective - from Poe's Chevalier Dupin to the time of this book's first publication in 1989 - T J Binyon's brilliant history explores one of fiction's most enduring characters, in all its many guises. "Murder Will Out" is an essential guide for anyone who has ever been gripped by a good crime novel and wants to investigate further.
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'No-one has approached the vast, continuing corpus of detective fiction in quite this way before.' "Financial Times"
What is it that has always made the detective such a popular figure in fiction? Why are we always so seduced by the search to discover 'whodunit'? And how far back does this fascination go?
Following the trail of the detective - from Poe's Chevalier Dupin to the time of this book's first publication in 1989 - T J Binyon's brilliant history explores one of fiction's most enduring characters, in all its many guises. "Murder Will Out" is an essential guide for anyone who has ever been gripped by a good crime novel and wants to investigate further.
Imprint | Faber and Faber |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | March 2009 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | March 2009 |
Authors | T.J. Binyon |
Dimensions | 198 x 126 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 174 |
Edition | Main |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-571-25026-4 |
Barcode | 9780571250264 |
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LSN | 0-571-25026-2 |