| Synod of Sleuths: Essays on Judeo-Christian Detective Fiction Contributor(s): Breen, Jon L. (Author), Greenberg, Martin Harry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810823829 ISBN-13: 9780810823822 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $88.35 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1990 Annotation: In this collection of original essays, several prominent writers and critics of the genre examine the interface of theology and detection. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Mystery & Detective Fiction |
| Dewey: 823.087 |
| LCCN: 90021025 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.42" W x 9.38" (0.83 lbs) 169 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this collection of original essays, several prominent writers and critics of the genre examine the interface of theology and detection. Edward D. Hoch discusses Roman Catholic sleuths; James Yaffe discusses Jews in detective fiction; Marvin Lachman discusses the use of religious cults as mystery story backgrounds; co-editor Breen writes of Protestant religious mysteries and on Mormonism in the mystery; and four authors of mysteries about religious detectives--William X. Kienzle, Ellis Peters, Harry Kemelman, and Sister Carol Anne O'Marie--respond to a series of questions about their work. |