Author: Miles Corwin
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805076943
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Offers a behind-the-scenes view of the elite LAPD Homicide Special unit in action as they undertake investigations into the murder of a Russian call girl, the shooting of a gangster's daughter, and other cases.
Homicide Special
Author: Miles Corwin
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805076943
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Offers a behind-the-scenes view of the elite LAPD Homicide Special unit in action as they undertake investigations into the murder of a Russian call girl, the shooting of a gangster's daughter, and other cases.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780805076943
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Offers a behind-the-scenes view of the elite LAPD Homicide Special unit in action as they undertake investigations into the murder of a Russian call girl, the shooting of a gangster's daughter, and other cases.
The Legendary Detective
Author: John Walton
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022630826X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Private detectives and detective agencies played a major role in American history from 1870 to 1940. Pinkerton, Burns, Thiels, and the smaller independents were a multi-million dollar industry, hired out by many if not most American corporations, who needed services of surveillance, strike breaking, and labor espionage. Not only is John Walton's account the first sustained history of this industry, it is also the first book to trace the ways in which the private detective came to occupy a cherished place in popular imagination. Walton paints lively portraits of these mythical figures from Sherlock Holmes, the brilliant eccentric, to Sam Spade, the hard-boiled hero of Dashiell Hammett's best-selling tales. There's a great question lurking in here: how did pulp magazine editors shape the image of the hard-boiled private eye, and what sorts of interplay obtained between the actual records (agency files, memoirs) of these motley individuals in real life and the legend of the private detective in mass-market fiction? This history of the private eyes and this account of how the detective industry and the culture industry played off of each other is a first. Walton show us, in clean clear outline, the figure of the classical private eye, and he shows us further how the memory of this iconic figure was sustained in fiction, radio, film, literary societies, product promotions, adolescent entertainments, and a subculture of detective enthusiasts.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022630826X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Private detectives and detective agencies played a major role in American history from 1870 to 1940. Pinkerton, Burns, Thiels, and the smaller independents were a multi-million dollar industry, hired out by many if not most American corporations, who needed services of surveillance, strike breaking, and labor espionage. Not only is John Walton's account the first sustained history of this industry, it is also the first book to trace the ways in which the private detective came to occupy a cherished place in popular imagination. Walton paints lively portraits of these mythical figures from Sherlock Holmes, the brilliant eccentric, to Sam Spade, the hard-boiled hero of Dashiell Hammett's best-selling tales. There's a great question lurking in here: how did pulp magazine editors shape the image of the hard-boiled private eye, and what sorts of interplay obtained between the actual records (agency files, memoirs) of these motley individuals in real life and the legend of the private detective in mass-market fiction? This history of the private eyes and this account of how the detective industry and the culture industry played off of each other is a first. Walton show us, in clean clear outline, the figure of the classical private eye, and he shows us further how the memory of this iconic figure was sustained in fiction, radio, film, literary societies, product promotions, adolescent entertainments, and a subculture of detective enthusiasts.
Special Detective (Ashton-Kirk)
Author: John T. McIntyre
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387099487
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387099487
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.
Special Detective (Ashton-Kirk)
Author: John T. MyIntyre
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368932632
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368932632
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Special Detective (Ashton-Kirk)
Author: John Thomas McIntyre
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
This book follows self-proclaimed student of crime detective Ashton-Kirk on yet another mysterious adventure. A true example of the crime genre, the Ashton Kirk series also includes Investigator, Criminologist, and Secret Agent books. It is widely considered one of the best escapist drama and mystery series of the last century, thanks to its hard-to-guess conclusions. John Thomas McIntyre is well-known for his easy-to-read, popular writing style and complex plots.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
This book follows self-proclaimed student of crime detective Ashton-Kirk on yet another mysterious adventure. A true example of the crime genre, the Ashton Kirk series also includes Investigator, Criminologist, and Secret Agent books. It is widely considered one of the best escapist drama and mystery series of the last century, thanks to its hard-to-guess conclusions. John Thomas McIntyre is well-known for his easy-to-read, popular writing style and complex plots.
Special Detective (Ashton-Kirk)
Author: John Thomas McIntyre
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
This book follows self-proclaimed student of crime detective Ashton-Kirk on yet another mysterious adventure. A true example of the crime genre, the Ashton Kirk series also includes Investigator, Criminologist, and Secret Agent books. It is widely considered one of the best escapist drama and mystery series of the last century, thanks to its hard-to-guess conclusions. John Thomas McIntyre is well-known for his easy-to-read, popular writing style and complex plots.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
This book follows self-proclaimed student of crime detective Ashton-Kirk on yet another mysterious adventure. A true example of the crime genre, the Ashton Kirk series also includes Investigator, Criminologist, and Secret Agent books. It is widely considered one of the best escapist drama and mystery series of the last century, thanks to its hard-to-guess conclusions. John Thomas McIntyre is well-known for his easy-to-read, popular writing style and complex plots.
Special Detective (Ashton-Kirk)
Author: John T. McIntyre
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789361475931
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789361475931
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Detective in Hollywood
Author: Jon Tuska
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
The Detective
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal investigation
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Criminal investigation
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Ashton-Kirk, Special Detective
Author: John Thomas McIntyre
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description