The Supernatural and Fantastic in Short Detective Fiction: A Survey, 1841-2000

ISBN-13: 9781476681283 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 214 str.

Laird R. Blackwell

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Preface 1
Introduction: Bringing the Fantastic and the Detective Together 5
Part 1. The Apparently Fantastic Shown to Be Natural 15
One. ­Locked-Room Murders and Other Impossible Crimes 17
Two. Other Fantastic Scenarios 57
Three. Superstitions, Prophecies and Curses 74
Four. The Charlatan Occult Detective 84
Part 2. A Touch of the Fantastic 87
Five. The ­Super-Sensitive Detective 89
Six. The Fanciful, the Fabled and the Psychological 102
Part 3. The Truly Supernatural 133
Seven. The Supernatural Experienced or Investigated 135
Eight. The Supernatural Combatted 144
Part 4. Supernatural or Natural? 171
Nine. The Intrigue of Unanswered Questions 173
Conclusion: The Detective, the Rational and the Fantastic 183
Bibliography 187
Index 197