Detectives in the Shadows: A Hard-Boiled History

by Susanna Lee

Book Overview

A century of American history reflected in the iconic private eye.

Steadfast in fighting crime, but operating outside the police force--and sometimes even the law--is the private detective. Driven by his own moral code, he is a shadowy figure in a trench coat standing on a street corner, his face most likely obscured by a tilted fedora, a lit cigarette dangling from his hand. The hard-boiled detective is known by his dark past, private...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421437090
• ISBN13: 9781421437095
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher