The Defective Detective in the Pulps

The Defective Detective in the Pulps
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Publisher : Popular Press
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : 0879722363
ISBN-13 : 9780879722364
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Book Synopsis The Defective Detective in the Pulps by : Ray Broadus Browne

Download or read book The Defective Detective in the Pulps written by Ray Broadus Browne and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of the defective detective was a strange one. Continuing the motif of the mythological hero, this unique detective type emerged in the 1930s in a very imperfect and threatened society. The stories reprinted in this volume reveal just how widely the genre ranged during the Depression.


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