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02194aam a22004098i 4500 001 ADA4CF44ECE311EA81C5C7DA34ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20200902011506 008 190626s2020 mdu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019023262 020 $a 1421437090 020 $a 9781421437095 (hardcover) 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PS374.D4 $b L427 2020 082 00 $a 813/.087209 $2 23 100 1 $a Lee, Susanna, $d 1970- $e author. 245 10 $a Detectives in the shadows : $b a hard-boiled history / $c Susanna Lee. 260 $a Baltimore : $b Johns Hopkins University Press, $c 2020. 263 $a 2001 300 $a 216 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction. A Silhouette -- Chapter One. Arriving on the Scene -- Chapter Two: A Moral Compass -- Chapter Three: A Rugged Individual -- Chapter Four: The Lone Wolf -- Chapter Five: A Person of Honor -- Selected Authors' Fictional Works. 520 $a "Crime fiction expert Susanna Lee tracks the evolution of the hard-boiled character type over time and media in the United States. She shows how crime fiction rose in popularity at times of national conflict. Readers and viewers crave the sort of grit and independence that the hard-boiled detective offers when reality may leave them feeling they lack control over their own lives. This is a study of literature and film and also a work of cultural studies"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Detective and mystery stories, American $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Detective and mystery films $z United States $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Detectives in literature. 650 0 $a Detectives in motion pictures. 650 0 $a Heroes in literature. 650 0 $a Heroes in motion pictures. 650 0 $a Toughness (Personality trait) 650 0 $a National characteristics, American, in literature. 650 0 $a National characteristics, American, in motion pictures. 941 $a 2 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20200915010348.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20200902012240.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=ADA4CF44ECE311EA81C5C7DA34ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search