detective fiction
1Detective fiction — Detective story redirects here. For other uses, see Detective Story. Detective fiction is a sub genre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator (often a detective), either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often… …
2detective fiction — (zhentao xiaoshuo) Detective fiction (zhentan xiaoshuo) presents a mystery, usually the investigation of a murder or other crime by the police. This genre is also called ‘ratiocinative fiction’ (tuili xiashuo). The works of Edgar Allan Poe… …
3detective fiction — Spain had no significant indigenous tradition of detective fiction until the 1970s. Though stories of crime were popular in the nineteenth century, these usually appealed to sensationalism, and lacked the key elements of the detective novel.… …
4detective fiction — /dətɛktɪv ˈfɪkʃən/ (say duhtektiv fikshuhn) noun a fiction genre comprising writing generally based on a plot involving a detective solving a crime and unmasking the culprit …
5Golden Age of Detective Fiction — The Golden Age of Detective Fiction was an era of classic murder mystery novels produced by various authors, all following similar patterns and style. ExamplesThe classic detective story originates from 1841, when the American writer Edgar Allan… …
6Occult detective fiction — Occult detective stories combine the tropes of the detective story with those of supernatural horror fiction. Unlike the traditional detective the occult detective is employed in cases involving ghosts, curses, and other supernatural elements. He …
7Japanese detective fiction — is a popular genre of Japanese literature. Generally called 推理小説 ( suirishousetsu ), it is closely related to genres such as detective fiction, mystery fiction, crime fiction, and also related to historical fiction, science fiction and… …
8List of detective fiction authors — This is a list of Detective fiction authors. Many of these authors may also overlap with authors of crime fiction, mystery fiction, or thriller fiction. *Margery Allingham, (1904 1966) *Frank Arnau, (1894 1976) (pseudonym of Heinrich Schmitt)… …
9detective story — n. a mystery involving a crime and the gradual discovery of who committed it, esp. a highly formalized one in which a detective, often a private detective, solves a crime, usually a murder, by means of careful observation and logical reasoning:… …
10Detective Story — can refer to the following things: Detective fiction, a genre of fiction Detective Story (play), a 1949 play by Sidney Kingsley Detective Story (1951 film), a film version of the play Detective Story (1983 film), a Japanese film directed by… …
