Description |
1 online resource (215 pages) |
Contents |
BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 WATCHING THE WOMEN DETECTIVES; 2 PICTURING THE BEST-SELLER LIST; 3 JIGGLE, CAMP, AND COUPLES; 4 UNDER SUSPICION; 5 WOMEN DETECTIVES ON FILM; 6 ACTION BODIES; 7 CLARICE AND HER FANS; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
Summary |
Can a gumshoe wear high heels? In a genre long dominated by men, women are now taking their place-as authors and as characters-alongside hard-boiled legends like Sam Spade and Mike Hammer. Hardboiled and High Heeled examines the meteoric rise |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-222) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Women detectives in mass media.
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Women detectives in mass media.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780203489789 |
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0203489780 |
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