{"product_id":"crime-uncovered-private-investigator-9781783205233","title":"Crime Uncovered: Private Investigator","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alistair Rolls | Rachel Franks\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Intellect (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Intellect (UK)\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film \u0026amp; Video\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe private investigator is one of the most enduring characters within crime fiction. From Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade - the hard-boiled loner trawling the mean streets - to Agatha Christie's Captain Hastings - the genteel companion in greener surrounds - the P. I. has taken on any number of guises. In \u003cem\u003eCrime Uncovered: Private Investigator\u003c\/em\u003e, editors Alistair Rolls and Rachel Franks dive deep into crime literature and culture, challenging many of the assumptions we make about the hardy P. I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssembling a cast of notable crime fiction experts, including Stephen Knight and Carolyn Beasley, the book covers characters from the whole world of international noir - Giorgio Scerbanenco's Duca Lambert, Léo Malet's Nestor Burma and many more. Including essays on the genealogy and emergence of the protagonist in nineteenth-century fiction; interviews with crime writers Leigh Redhead, Nick Quantrill and Fernando Lalana; and analyses of the transatlantic exchanges that helped to develop public perception of a literary icon, \u003cem\u003eCrime Uncovered: Private Investigator\u003c\/em\u003e will redefine what we think we know about the figure of the P. I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRolls and Franks have engaged here the tension between the popular and scholarly that is inherent in any critical examination of a literary type, along the way unraveling the mystery of the alluring, enigmatic private investigator. \u003cem\u003eCrime Uncovered: Private Investigator\u003c\/em\u003e will be a handy companion for any crime fiction fan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intellect (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890388746391,"sku":"9781783205233","price":3574.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781783205233.webp?v=1781179804","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/crime-uncovered-private-investigator-9781783205233","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}