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What (who) is detective novel - definition
SUBGENRE OF CRIME FICTION AND MYSTERY FICTION IN WHICH AN INVESTIGATOR OR A DETECTIVE INVESTIGATES A CRIME
Detective story; Detective novel; Detective novels; Detective stories; Mystery novels; Private Eyes & Detectives; Detective Stories; PIs in fiction; History of detective fiction; Detective literature; Detective genre
![[[Agatha Christie]] (1890–1976)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Agatha Christie.png?width=200 "[[Agatha Christie]] (1890–1976)")
![''Melchior the Apothecary'' series]], which takes place in medieval [[Tallinn]] and has also been adapted into films](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Apteeker Melchior - 1 - Autor Robert Lang - 2728.jpg?width=200 "''Melchior the Apothecary'' series]], which takes place in medieval [[Tallinn]] and has also been adapted into films")
![[[Arthur Conan Doyle]] (1859–1930)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Conan doyle.jpg?width=200 "[[Arthur Conan Doyle]] (1859–1930)")
![[[Edgar Allan Poe]] (1809–1849)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Edgar Allen Poe 1898.jpg?width=200 "[[Edgar Allan Poe]] (1809–1849)")
![[[Wilkie Collins]] (1824–1889)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wilkie-Collins.jpg?width=200 "[[Wilkie Collins]] (1824–1889)")
The Pledge: Requiem for the Detective Novel
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LITERARY WORK
The Pledge: A Requiem for the Detective Novel; Das Versprechen: Requiem auf den Kriminalroman
The Pledge (German: Das Versprechen) is a crime novella by Swiss author Friedrich Dürrenmatt, published in 1958, after Dürrenmatt thought that his previous movie script, Es geschah am hellichten Tag ("It happened in broad daylight") did not have a realistic ending. The film's star, the popular actor Heinz Rühmann, had insisted that Dürrenmatt collaborate with the screenwriter Hans Jacoby, and the story had an ending in line with that of a typical detective story.
Gentleman detective
TYPE OF FICTIONAL CHARACTER
Lady detective; Amateur detective
The gentleman detective, less commonly lady detective, is a type of fictional character. He (or she) has long been a staple of crime fiction, particularly in detective novels and short stories set in the United Kingdom in the Golden Age.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (novel)
NOVEL BY ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH
Images in The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency book; Images in The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency book; The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (book); The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (book); The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency (novel)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is the first detective novel in the eponymous series by Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith, first published in 1998.
Wikipedia
Detective fiction
Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—whether professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder. The detective genre began around the same time as speculative fiction and other genre fiction in the mid-nineteenth century and has remained extremely popular, particularly in novels. Some of the most famous heroes of detective fiction include C. Auguste Dupin, Sherlock Holmes, and Hercule Poirot. Juvenile stories featuring The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and The Boxcar Children have also remained in print for several decades.
Examples of use of detective novel
1. As a result, the Public Chamber membership list reads like a compelling detective novel.
2. Rowling has been spotted at cafes in Scotland working on a detective novel, a British newspaper reported Saturday.
3. Sweden has nothing comparable." Carpelan has his own views on the so–called detective novel boom of Sweden and the Nordic Countries.
4. "My wife spotted her writing her Edinburgh criminal detective novel," the newspaper, which was available late Saturday, quoted Rankin as telling a reporter at an Edinburgh literary festival.
5. "What For" hit the shelves two weeks ago and, despite its relatively high price of 600 rubles, it is currently Moscow‘s No. 2 bestseller, behind a detective novel.