{"product_id":"sleuthing-miss-marple-gender-genre-and-agency-in-agatha-christies-crime-fiction-paperback","title":"Sleuthing Miss Marple: Gender, Genre, and Agency in Agatha Christie's Crime Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDesir?e Prideaux\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSleuthing Miss Marple \u003c\/i\u003emirrors the structure and playful analytic style of a detective novel. Beginning at the 'scene of the crime', this investigation places Agatha Christie and the clue-puzzle in historical context, casting light on the methods, the motives, and, in a sense, the alibis that underpin Christie's crime fiction. In keeping with the clue-puzzle analytical method devised for this book, each chapter builds towards a conclusion that delivers a surprising intellectual payoff.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis enquiry is unapologetically textual in approach. It constructs a rigorous evidence base drawn from the Marple short stories and novels, and presents a useful interpretation of crime fiction scholarship. This provides a foundation for original literary analyses that reveal Christie's engagements with gender roles and genre rules, and the sleights of hand that they conceal. Christie's modus operandi is uncovered, as are the narrative strategies and literary devices that she deployed to ambush unwary readers. Crucially, this investigation shows \u003ci\u003ehow \u003c\/i\u003eChristie's ingenious methods made it possible for an elderly spinster to get away with solving murder. \u003ci\u003eSleuthing Miss Marple \u003c\/i\u003ewill be invaluable for students and researchers of crime fiction, twentieth-century literature, and creative writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesirée Prideaux has taught and lectured in English, cultural studies and crime fiction at Flinders University, South Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47404109299890,"sku":"9781835537756","price":89.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0ba64353682a84cc663d52c4c372b1b7.webp?v=1778152198","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/sleuthing-miss-marple-gender-genre-and-agency-in-agatha-christies-crime-fiction-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}