Ten Women of Mystery
This volume, which examines the special contributions of a number of women mystery writers, sheds light on this significant example of common interests in recreational reading among women and men and the reasons behind the early and continuing uncharacteristic near-equality of both sexes in this...
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This volume, which examines the special contributions of a number of women mystery writers, sheds light on this significant example of common interests in recreational reading among women and men and the reasons behind the early and continuing uncharacteristic near-equality of both sexes in this field of endeavor.
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780879721725 (0879721723)
Publisher: Popular Press 1
Pages no: 310
Edition language: English
I enjoyed this very much, despite its age (it was published in 1981). It's a series of ten critical essays on the careers of ten female mystery writers, but the authors don't, by and large, get caught up in academic jargon too much, and the whole thing is very specific to the texts and generally rea...