Rezension
"Something between Edgar Allan Poe’s detective prodigy of the preternatural and Jane Austen’s 'neighborhood of voluntary spies,' Christie’s and Bowers’s amateur sleuths have a nose for foul play and an unflinching sense of civic duty and moral courage. A welcome intervention in a critically neglected genre, Hugo Walter’s timely study offers rare insight into the history, influence, and mechanics of the modern 'whodunit?'. While focused on Christie and Bowers unassuming-but-intrepid protagonists, this engaging work offers a much broader sociology of citizen detectives and the allure of their uncanny capacity to inhabit diabolical genius and their moral obligation to even the score."
Gregory S. Jackson, Rutgers University
Inhalt
Acknowledgments – Introduction – Murderous Family – Treacherous Friends – Devilish Figures – Corrupt Officials – Conclusion – Works Consulted – Index.
