Private inquiries : the secret history of female sleuths
Davies, Caitlin, 1964-2023
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The female private detective has been a staple of popular culture for over 150 years, from Victorian lady sleuths to 'busy-body spinsters' and gun-toting modern PIs. But what about the real-life women behind these fictional tales - what crimes did they solve, and where are their stories? Dismissed as 'Mrs Sherlock Holmes' or amateurish Miss Marples, mocked as private dicks or honey trappers, they have been investigating crime since the mid-nineteenth century - theft, fraud, burglary, missing persons, blackmail, drugs, robbery, romance scams, industrial espionage, and murder. Caitlin Davies traces the history of the UK's female investigators, uncovering the truth about their lives and careers from the 1850s to the present day.
Main title:
Private inquiries : the secret history of female sleuths / Caitlin Davies.
Author:
Davies, Caitlin, 1964-, author
Imprint:
Cheltenham : The History Press, 2023.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780750998888 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
363.289082
Language:
English
BRN:
2648401
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