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Subject(s)

• Detective and mystery stories, American—History and criticism [Browse]
• Noir fiction, American—History and criticism [Browse]
• Detective and mystery films—History and criticism [Browse]
• Film noir—United States—History and criticism [Browse]
• Detective and mystery television programs—History and criticism [Browse]
• Southern States—In literature [Browse]
• Southern States—In motion pictures [Browse]
• Southern States—On televison [Browse]

Editor

• Barker, Deborah, 1956- [Browse]
• Starkey, Theresa [Browse]

Series

Southern literary studies [More in this series]

Summary note

"The mean streets that tough, trench-coated detectives travel are so often associated with urban settings--typically New York or Los Angeles--that audiences can easily overlook the presence of the American South in crime fiction and film noir. Recent years have witnessed a growth in the production and popularity of Southern noir and detective narratives, with works such as James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux novels and the first season of True Detective attesting to the powerful impact of the Southern imaginary on the genre"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-337) and index.

Contents

• Detecting Southern noir
• Privatelydetecting the South
• Detecting Southern cops
• Journalists detecting the South.

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Other title(s)

Detecting the South in fiction, film and television

ISBN

• 9780807171653 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
• 0807171654 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))

LCCN

2019018887

OCLC

1090172913

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