| Martha Grimes Walks Into a Pub: Essays on a Writer with a Load of Mischief Contributor(s): Fogle, Sarah D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0786442867 ISBN-13: 9780786442867 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $49.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Mystery & Detective Fiction |
| Dewey: 813.54 |
| LCCN: 2010043966 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.61 lbs) 206 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the 1979 discovery of her work in a slush pile at Little, Brown, Martha Grimes has gone on to publish more than 30 books, win international acclaim (and a Nero Wolfe Award) for her detective series, and develop a following of readers whose loyalty translates to repeated stays on the best-sellers lists. This collection of 10 critical essays provides an in-depth analysis of Grimes' oeuvre, principally the Richard Jury, Emma Graham, and Andi Oliver series. The essays address Grimes' themes of parental abandonment, loneliness, obsession, greed, mistaken and dual identity, the resilience of children, stunted romantic relationships and animal cruelty. Particular attention is paid to her engaging characters, strong sense of place and the comedy, which feature so strongly in her novels. |