Women Times Three: Writers, Detectives, Readers

by Kathleen Gregory Klein (Editor)

Contributors delineate the range of relationships among women writers, women detectives in mystery fiction, and women readers, examining detective fiction through the eyes of actual and hypothetical women readers in a gender- and genre-specific analysis. They offer a theoretical and critical investigation of both historical and contemporary models of mystery fiction. Authors discussed include Sara Paretsky, Joan Hess, Sue Grafton, and D.R. Meredith. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $12.95. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

166 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Zoë · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very useful introduction to the detective story and women writers, but it is now a little dated. There is an excellent essay by Margaret Kinsman on Sara Paretsky and the city of Chicago in her VI Warshawski novels.