This work examines how lesbian detective and mystery fiction
represents lesbian characters and experience within the confines of
the genre. As this book points out, such fiction reveals the
lesbian's increasing visibility in the wider society. Nevertheless,
it can still be difficult to find a complete representation of
lesbian life in mainstream literature. Often the best place to find
the lesbian represented in books is within the pages of genre
fiction--especially the detective story. This book looks at how the
lesbian characters' public and private lives intersect--often at
the point of coming out, or of moving from isolation to connection
with the community. Also considered is the lesbian detective's
typical confrontation with two crucial elements of the
investigator's role: the use of violence and the acquisition and
expression of authority within police systems. Other topics of
discussion include the cultural environments in which the stories
are situated, and the use of humor as a key weapon in the lesbian
detective's investigative arsenal.
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