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Following The Detectives: Real Locations in Crime Fiction
by Maxim Jakubowski
Whether it be the London of Sherlock Holmes or the Ystad of the Swedish Wallander, Dashiell Hammett's San Francisco or Donna Leon's Venice, the settings chosen by crime fiction authors have helped those writers to bring their fictional investigators to life and to infuse their writing with a sense of danger and mystery.
Following the Detectives follows the trail of over 20 of crime fiction's greatest investigators, discovering the cities and countries in which they live and work.
Edited by one of the leading voices in crime fiction, Maxim Jakubowski, each entry is written by a crime writer, journalist or critic with a particular expertise in that detective and the fictional crimes that have taken place in each city's dark streets and hidden places.
The book includes beautifully designed maps with all the major locations that have featured in a book or series of books - buildings, streets, bars, restaurants and locations of crimes and discoveries - allowing the reader to follow Inspector Morse's footsteps through the college squares of Oxford or while away hours in a smoky Parisian café frequented by Inspector Maigret, for example.
Aimed at the avid detective fan, the armchair tourist and the literary tourist alike, Following the Detectives is the perfect way for crime fiction fans to truly discover the settings of their favourite detective novels.
Book Information for "Following The Detectives: Real Locations in Crime Fiction"
| Pages: | 256 | Words: | 50, 000 |
| Size: | 245 x 190 | ISBN: | 9781847737014 |
| Images: | 100 photographs and 21 maps (full colour) | Format: | Paperback |
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Sara Paretsky & V.I. Warshawski's Chicago
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Colin Dexter & Inspector Morse's Oxford |
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"There’s lots of material here to satisfy longtime crime-fiction enthusiasts as well as newcomers to the genre"
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This review was posted: 25/10/2010 17:00:59 by The Rap Sheet Blog
""A perfect Christmas stocking-filler for crime-fiction afficionados" "
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""...provides signposts to fresh reading matter that one might not otherwise have noticed" "
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""..hugely informative, well-illustrated book" "
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""an entertaining new book that every crime reader will want to own" "
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Nick Quantrill was born and raised in Hull, an isolated industrial city in East Yorkshire. From a young age, Nick has always had a fascination with crime novels, starting young by annoying the local librarians for Famous Five novels. Fast forward a couple of years, and after much hard work, a few false starts and countless short stories, Nick completed 'Broken Dreams.' Focusing on Hull's past and future, the novel looks at the death of the city's fishing industry and explores the problem of how the city can build a new future for itself. 'Broken Dreams' also introduces us to Nick's lead character; rugby league player turned Private Investigator, Joe Geraghty, co-owner of a small detective agency. Nick's stories are both entertaining and thought provoking, and although the settings may be local to him, the ideas and issues resonate on a much wider basis. When not writing fiction, Nick contributes reviews and essays to a variety of football and music websites. He lives in Hull with his wife, cat and the constant fear Hull City AFC will let him down.
Neil White is a lawyer by day and a a crime fiction writer at night. His first book was published in July 2007 and he reviewed Following the Detectives. Read his review on his website.
