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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Heather Duerre HumannPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.263kg ISBN: 9781476668208ISBN 10: 1476668205 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 06 March 2017 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Available To Order ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Introduction: Dressed to Kill 1. Policing Gender in Mickey Spillane’s I, the Jury and Vengeance Is Mine 2. Uncovering a Double Life in Ruth Rendell’s A Sleeping Life 3. Corporeality, Cross-Dressing and a “Cozy” Mystery Novel: Charlotte MacLeod’s The Corpse in Oozak’s Pond 4. Criminality and Cross-Dressing in Sue Grafton’s “D” Is for Deadbeat 5. Disguise and Deviance in P.D. James’ Devices and Desires 6. Subverting Stereotypes in Val McDermid’s The Mermaids Singing 7. Transitioning to New Ground in Detective Fiction: Renee James’ Transition to Murder 8. Detecting Gender in Mark SaFranko’s The Suicide 9. The Transgender Presence in Robert Galbraith’s The Silkworm 10. The Transgender Detective in T.E. Wilson’s Mezcalero: A Detective Sánchez Novel Conclusion: Criminality, Conventions and Concealment in Post–World War II Detective Fiction Bibliography IndexReviewsthis fascinating study presents an overdue examination of the representation of gender in crime fiction...in-depth study...a welcome and original contribution to crime fiction criticism --Gender on the Agenda. Over the Rainbow Recommended Book List—Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) of the American Library Association (ALA); “this fascinating study presents an overdue examination of the representation of gender in crime fiction...in-depth study...a welcome and original contribution to crime fiction criticism”—Gender on the Agenda. Author InformationHeather Duerre Humann teaches in the Department of Language and Literature at Florida Gulf Coast University. She is the author of multiple books and has contributed essays to edited collections and published articles, reviews and short stories in African American Review, Women’s Studies, South Atlantic Review and Studies in American Culture. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |