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Sister Sleuths

Author : Nell Darby
Publisher : Pen and Sword History
ISBN 13 : 1526780267
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Sister Sleuths written by Nell Darby and published by Pen and Sword History. This book was released on 2021-03-03 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A unique and inherently fascinating history that brings a particular aspect of the role of women in law enforcement up out of obscurity.” —Midwest Book Review The 1857 Divorce Act paved the way for a new career for women: that of the private detective. To divorce, you needed proof of adultery—and men soon realized that women were adept at infiltrating households and befriending wives, learning secrets and finding evidence. Over the course of the next century, women became increasingly confident in gaining work as private detectives, moving from largely unrecognized helpers to the police and to male detectives, to becoming owners of their own detective agencies. In fiction, they were depicted as exciting creatures needing money and work; in fact, they were of varying ages, backgrounds and marital status, seeking adventure and independence as much as money. Former actresses found that detective work utilized their skills at adopting different roles and disguises; former spiritualists were drafted to denounce frauds and stayed to become successful private eyes; and several female detectives became keen supporters of the women’s suffrage movement, having seen for themselves how career-minded women faced obstacles in British society. Sister Sleuths seeks to shed light on the groundbreaking women who have worked over the past century and a half to uncover wrongdoing and solve crimes. “The book is well-researched and provides numerous examples of women who either dabbled in investigation or made it their life’s work.” —Historical Novel Society “Absolutely enthralling stuff.” —Books Monthly

Nancy Drew and Her Sister Sleuths

Author : Michael G. Cornelius
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Nancy Drew and Her Sister Sleuths written by Michael G. Cornelius and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This collection of essays focuses on the girl sleuth, made famous by Nancy Drew but also characterized by other detectives like Cherry Ames, Trixie Belden, Linda Carlton, and, in today's world, by Veronica Mars and Hermione Granger. Solving mysteries is what each of the essayists strives to do, examining the conundrums these sleuths have left in their wake"--Provided by publisher.

The Sleuth Sisters

Author : Maggie Pill
Publisher : Gwendolyn Books
ISBN 13 : 9780990380429
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book The Sleuth Sisters written by Maggie Pill and published by Gwendolyn Books. This book was released on 2014-02-19 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this cozy mystery, the first of a series, middle-aged sisters Faye and Barb decide to open a detective agency in Allport, their small town in northern Lower Michigan. They agree that Retta, their baby sister, will NOT be included, since she tends to take over any organization she's part of. Sweetly but firmly, Retta will tell you what you should do, could do, and will do. The agency does not take off, and Faye reconsiders the decision to leave Retta out, since as the widow of a slain state trooper, she's got contacts all over Michigan. Retta's only too willing to "help out" and immediately begins second-guessing their decisions, which leads to sparks between her and Barb. The sisters finally get a decent case: finding a man who apparently murdered his wife years ago and has been on the run ever since. As they try to investigate what happened, they're opposed at every turn. Local cops doubt the "lady detectives," and most of the town is convinced Neil Brown killed his wife and brother-in-law in a fit of anger. The murder victims' father has no doubt Brown is guilty, and he's furious that anyone might take a different view. Still, someone wants to keep the sisters from finding Brown and digging into what really happened the day he left Allport. As the sisters piece things together, the new police chief seems like a possible ally. The problem is that both Barb and Retta are attracted to him, and Retta seldom meets a man she can't get. Accepting defeat in that arena, Barb tries to concentrate on the case and proving Brown isn't guilty of murder. She succeeds, but it means she must face a desperate killer in a remote, dangerous spot. Only Faye and Retta can save her, and they have no idea where she is. Family humor--particularly the close-but-oh-so-different status of sisters, plays a big role in this murder mystery. Each sister has strengths and foibles. Barb, intelligent and composed, sneaks around town at night, correcting the spelling and grammatical errors on signs that drive her bonkers. Faye, kind-hearted but insecure, can't see herself as the capable person she is. And Retta? Retta knows she's attractive and clever. She's only trying to help when she tells you exactly what you should do with your life--or your detective agency. One reviewer's comment: "If you have sisters, you have to read this book!"

Sisters, Schoolgirls, and Sleuths

Author : Carolyn Carpan
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810863952
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Sisters, Schoolgirls, and Sleuths written by Carolyn Carpan and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2008-12-04 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Girls series books have been popular since the early 1840s, when books about Cousin Lucy, a young girl who learns about the world around her, first appeared. Since then, scores of series books have followed, several of them highly successful, and featuring some of the most enduring characters in fiction, such as Nancy Drew. In recent decades, series books like The Baby-Sitters Club and Sweet Valley High have become staples for young readers everywhere. In Sisters, Schoolgirls, and Sleuths: Girls' Series Books in America, Carolyn Carpan provides a social history of girls' series fiction published in America from the mid-19th century through the early 21st century. Carpan examines popular series, subgenres, themes, and characters found in approximately 100 series, noting how teenage girls are portrayed in girls' series fiction and how girls' series reflect or subvert the culture of the era in which they are produced. Her study also focuses on the creation, writing, and production of such books. This is the first study of American girls' series books to examine the entire genre from its beginnings in the 1840s to the present day, revealing facts about a sub-genre of children's and young adult literature that has rarely been studied. Appendixes in this volume include a listing of the girls' series covered in the book as well as important books about girls' series fiction.

Sisterhood of Sleuths

Author : Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780316331203
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Sisterhood of Sleuths written by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman and published by . This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clever and thought-provoking mystery that pays homage to classic Nancy Drew stories, perfect for fans of Wendy Mass and Trenton Lee Stewart Maizy always assumed she knew everything about her grandmother, Jacuzzi. So when a box full of vintage Nancy Drew books gets left at her mom's thrift store, Maizy is surprised to find an old photo of her grandmother and two other women tucked beneath the collection. Stranger still, when Maizy shows the photo to Jacuzzi she feigns ignorance, insisting the woman is someone else. Determined to learn the truth -- and inspired by the legacy of Nancy Drew -- Maizy launches her own investigation with the help of new friends, Nell and Cam. What they discover not only points to the origins of the iconic series, but uncovers a truth from the past that will lead to self-discovery in the present, connecting three generations of women. This intergenerational mystery filled with literary history, friendship, and family secrets delivers a captivating tribute to the world's most famous girl detective.

Little Black Book of Murder

Author : Nancy Martin
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101614056
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Little Black Book of Murder written by Nancy Martin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Society columnist Nora Blackbird is thrust into the world of celebrity tabloid gossip when a billionaire buys the farm…. Nora’s assigned to write a profile on billionaire fashion designer Swain Starr, who recently retired to build a high-tech organic farm with his new wife, Zephyr, a former supermodel. But before Nora can get the story, the mogul is murdered. And now her boss wants her to snap up an exclusive on who killed Starr before the cops do. But solving this murder won’t be easy with a family as colorful as Nora’s. Mick, her sort-of husband, is associating with unsavory characters from his past. Her sister Libby is transforming into a stage mom for her diabolical twins. And Emma, the youngest Blackbird, is mysteriously kicked out of the house by Mick. Nora’s home life may be hogging the spotlight, but there’s also a matter of Starr’s missing pig, which just might be the key to solving this mystery and the way Nora can bring home the bacon….

Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection [2 volumes]

Author : Mitzi M. Brunsdale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313345317
Total Pages : 806 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection [2 volumes] written by Mitzi M. Brunsdale and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-07-26 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introduction to 24 iconic figures, real and fictional, that have shaped the detective/mystery genre of popular literature. Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes is an insightful look at one of our most popular and diverse fictional genres, providing a guided tour of mystery and crime writing by focusing on two dozen of the field's most enduring creations and creators. Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection spans the history of the detective story with series of critical entries on the field's most evocative names, from the originator of the form, Edgar Allan Poe, to its first popular running character, Sherlock Holmes; from the Golden Age of Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, and Charlie Chan—in fiction and films—to small screen heroes, such as Columbo and Jessica Fletcher. Also included are other accomplished practitioners of the craft of mystery/crime storytelling, including Agatha Christie, Tony Hillerman, and Alfred Hitchcock.

The Boy Detectives

Author : Michael G. Cornelius
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786461985
Total Pages : 221 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Boy Detectives written by Michael G. Cornelius and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has been written about the girl sleuth in fiction, a feminist figure embodying all the potential wit and drive of girlhood. Her male counterpart, however, has received much less critical attention despite his popularity in the wider culture. This collection of 11 essays examines the boy detective and his genre from a number of critical perspectives, addressing the issues of these young characters, heirs to the patriarchy yet still concerned with first crushes and soda shop romances. Series explored include the Hardy Boys, Tow Swift, the Three Investigators, Christopher Cool and Tim Murphy, as well as works by Astrid Lindgren, Mark Haddon and Joe Meno.

The Monster Sisters and the Mystery of the Unlocked Cave

Author : Gareth Kyle Gaudin
Publisher : Monster Sisters
ISBN 13 : 9781459822269
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (222 download)

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Download or read book The Monster Sisters and the Mystery of the Unlocked Cave written by Gareth Kyle Gaudin and published by Monster Sisters. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this graphic novel for early middle readers, two young sleuths must figure out why their sleepy seaside town is being overrun by monsters.

Suffer Little Children

Author : Peter Tremayne
Publisher : Minotaur Books
ISBN 13 : 1466814039
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Suffer Little Children written by Peter Tremayne and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 1997-07-15 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sister Fidelma returns in another spellbinding story of murder and intrigue in seventh-century Ireland--when the murder of a high cleric threatens to result in a bloody war between two of Ireland's kingdoms. In A.D. 644, the Venerable Dacan, a respected scholar of the Celtic Church, is murdered while on a visit to the Abbey of Ros Ailithir in the Irish Kingdom of Muman. Dacan, unfortunately, was the close confidant of the hot-headed young king of the neighboring kingdom of Fearna, who is using Dacan's murder as an excuse to provoke war. Sister Fidelma, an advocate of the Brehon courts, is summoned by the dying King of Muman to solve the brutal killing and also to prevent the incipient war between the two kingdoms. But, at the remote abbey, Fidelma soon discovers that there are far more sinister forces than mere political intrigue at work behind the mystery of Dacan's death. She must quickly unravel a most complicated mystery if she is to prevent the coming war--and preserve her own life as well. With a mix of historical detail and deft characterization, Peter Tremayne once again brings ancient Ireland to full, vivid life.

The Girl Sleuth

Author : Bobbie Ann Mason
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780820317397
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book The Girl Sleuth written by Bobbie Ann Mason and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Feather Crowns examines the girl detective in her various guises--including Cherry Ames, Nancy Drew, and Trixie Belden--in a work first published in 1975 recalling a rural youth spent longing for mysteries. Reprint. UP.

Peril, Plots, & Puppies

Author : Maggie Pill
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781944502461
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Peril, Plots, & Puppies written by Maggie Pill and published by . This book was released on 2018-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Professor and the Puzzle

Author : Carolyn Keene
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481485458
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (814 download)

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Download or read book The Professor and the Puzzle written by Carolyn Keene and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nancy and her friends are on an epic quest to discover the identity of a treacherous Greek scholar in this fifteenth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to the classic mystery series. Nancy, Bess, and George are excited to attend Oracle College’s annual Greek mythology themed gala. But the festive sprit turns troubled when a student falls from the balcony mid-speech. Nancy’s investigations quickly reveal this was a case of collegiate sabotage. Can she find the campus menace before someone else gets hurt?

The Seven Sleuths' Club

Author : Carol Norton
Publisher : Litres
ISBN 13 : 504056337X
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book The Seven Sleuths' Club written by Carol Norton and published by Litres. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Disjointed Perspectives on Motherhood

Author : Catalina Florina Florescu
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739183184
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Disjointed Perspectives on Motherhood written by Catalina Florina Florescu and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2013-10-29 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disjointed Perspectives on Motherhood seeks to reevaluate the concept of unconditional maternal love and the global emancipation of motherhood as recorded from 17th century onward and as analyzed in various genres: cinema, poetry, novel, drama, and mystery fiction series. By using unprecedented comparative critical approaches such as phenomenological, medical, feminist, and re-enchantment theories, and by analyzing works from literature, cinema, and visual arts, this collection attempts to reestablish and redefine a canonical concept with the intention to revitalize an otherwise taken-for-granted image and role.

Sleuths in Skirts

Author : Frances A. DellaCava
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780815338840
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (388 download)

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Download or read book Sleuths in Skirts written by Frances A. DellaCava and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions. Aspinall has included only those essays that offer the most influential and controversial arguments surrounding the play. The issues discussed include gender, authority, female autonomy and unruliness, courtship and marriage, language and speech, and performance and theatricality.

Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die

Author : Nancy Martin
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101210346
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die written by Nancy Martin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-03-07 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You could say my sisters and I are hot-blooded bluebloods with a flair for fashion—and for solving crimes. But things have NOT been going well for us Blackbirds: Emma has busted out of a very exclusive clinic. Libby’s hormones are in overdrive from selling paraphernalia for Potions and Passions, a company that promises its customers full satisfaction. And I’m still dating mobster’s son Mick Abruzzo, which keeps me in a permanent tizzy. At least, nobody in my vicinity has been knocked off lately. Oops—looks like I spoke too soon… A TEMPEST IN A C-CUP Nora’s next journalistic assignment: the unveiling of the most miraculous bra in fashion history. But before Nora can hand in her uplifting story, her boss is found shot execution-style and trussed up in expensive panty hose—an Abruzzo family trademark. Now Nora must find the killer before her innocent lover takes the rap. That means shadowing the most glamorous suspects in Philadelphia—including a bad-boy designer, a former child star, a high-strung ad exec, and a pair of luscious twin models. Though Nora’s accustomed to upper-crust murder, cross your fingers for the Blackbird sisters, because this time, high society has never seemed so low-down dirty.