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Hardboiled and High Heeled by Linda Mizejewski

Hardboiled and High Heeled

The Woman Detective in Popular Culture

Linda Mizejewski

Taylor and Francis · Print & ebook · April 17, 2004

Can a gumshoe wear high heels?

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Who it’s for
Linda Mizejewski examines women detectives in popular culture, from pulp fiction to contemporary film.
Genres
Mystery & Crime Crit, Women in Literature, Women Authors Criticism
Published
Taylor and Francis, April 17, 2004

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About this book

Can a gumshoe wear high heels? In a genre long dominated by men, women are now taking their place-as authors and as characters-alongside hard-boiled legends like Sam Spade and Mike Hammer. Hardboiled and High Heeled examines the meteoric rise of the female detective in contemporary film, television, and literature.

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Richly illustrated and written with a fan's love of the genre, Hardboiled and High Heeled is an essential introduction to women in detective fiction, from past to present, from pulp fiction to blockbuster films.

Women Detectives

Linda Mizejewski examines women detectives in popular culture, from pulp fiction to contemporary film.

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  • Women detectives across contemporary film, television, and literature
  • The woman detective from pulp fiction to blockbuster films

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  • An introduction to women in detective fiction, past and present
  • Discussion of women as detective authors and characters

Where it sits

Mystery & Crime Crit81%
Women in Literature49%
Women Authors Criticism37%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Women Detectives
Authors
Linda Mizejewski
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Published
April 17, 2004
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Women Detectives