Female Investigator in Literature, Film, and Popular Culture

Lisa M. Dresner is a special assistant professor in the Department of English and Freshman Composition at Hofstra University. She lives in Forest Hills, New York.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Introduction: The Mystery of the Missing Theory      1. The Female Gothic Novel and the “Almost-Detective”      2. Lesbian Detectives Have Car Trouble      3. The Socio-Cultural Determinants of the Role of the Female Investigator on Television      4. Why Female Investigators in Hollywood Film Are Intrinsically Mad      5. A Case Study of Rebecca      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

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