Great British Fictional Detectives
| By: | James, Russell |
| Publisher: | Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, LLC |
| Print ISBN: | 9781844680269 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781783375257 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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The first full-length study of its type highlighting over 400 British literary detectives, many famous through their film and TV adaptations. Using essays to highlight different types of detectives and focusing on some of the more famous such as Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Morse, popular crime fiction writer and former President of Britain's Crime Writers Association, Russell James celebrates the role of the detective in British fiction. Illustrations include original film posters and first edition covers from classic detective fiction. Future books by Russell James in this series will include Great British Fictional Villains and US Fictional Detectives and Villains.