The first full-length study of its type highlighting over 400 British literary detectives, many famous through their film and TV adaptations. Using essays to highlight different types of detectives and focusing on some of the more famous such as Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Morse, popular crime fiction writer and former President of the CWA, Russell James celebrates the role of the detective in British fiction. Illustrations will include original film posters and first edition covers from classic detective fiction. SELLING POINTS: Dictionary style study of the Great British detectives. 400 + biographies of British fictional detectives, including their authors and best-known books. Symbols to show common aspects e.g. TV, films, radio, book. Essays on different aspects of crime fiction detectives, including The Golden Age of Detective Fiction, Victorian Mysteries, Why We Love Detective Fiction, The Holmes Legacy, TV Detective and sidekicks. 75 colour photos
