Gay Male Sleuth in Print and Film

Drewey Wayne Gunn is professor emeritus of English at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. He is the author or editor of eleven books, including Tennessee Williams, 2nd Edition (Scarecrow, 1991) and The Golden Age of Gay Fiction (2009).

• ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. Gay Male Sleuths in Print and Film: A HistoryChapter 1. Milestones in the Development of the Gay SleuthPart II: Gay Male Sleuths in Print: A BibliographyChapter 2. The SleuthsSection A. Novels and Short StoriesSection B. Plays, Screenplays, and TeleplaysSection C. Comic Books, Mangas, and Other Graphic FictionChapter 3. Other Investigators of Interest Section A. Novels and Selected Short StoriesSection B. Plays and ScreenplaysSection C. Comic Books, Mangas, and Other Graphic FictionChapter 4. Non-Sleuthing Policemen Section A. Novels and Selected Short StoriesSection B. PlaysSection C. Comic AlbumsPart III. Gay Male Sleuths in Film: A BibliographyChapter 5. The Sleuths Section A. Films and TeleplaysSection B. Television and Video SeriesSection C. Erotic FilmsChapter 6. Other Investigators of Interest Section A. Films and TeleplaysSection B. Television SeriesSection C. Erotic FilmsChapter 7. Non-Sleuthing Policemen Section A. Films and TeleplaysSection B. Television SeriesSection C. Selected Erotic FilmsAppendix A. Critical and Bibliographical ResourcesAppendix B. Lambda Literary Awards for Best Gay MysteryIndex 1: Directory of CharactersIndex 2: Directory of ActorsIndex 3: List of TitlesAbout the Author

This updated edition of Gunn's original volume provides all new gay male sleuth detectives stories in print and on film that have been published since 2005, as well as includes any titles that were overlooked in the original edition. With a discussion of more than 800 works of literature and 100 films and nearly 20 television or video series, The Gay Male Sleuth in Print and Film is the definitive reference work on this topic, and it belongs in any library whose patrons might be researching this subgenre. This outstanding book is divided into three highly readable and well-organized sections....Along with a superb index, this highly recommended work concludes with two very useful appendixes, the first on critical and bibliographic resources and the second on the Lambda Literary Awards for Best Gay Men’s Mystery (1988-2011).