Emissaries of Justice
Courageous Searchers for Missing Persons
Seiten
2024
Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers (Verlag)
978-3-0343-5333-5 (ISBN)
Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic Publishers (Verlag)
978-3-0343-5333-5 (ISBN)
This book is a collection of insightful essays about investigations involving missing persons and manipulated identities which are discussed in literary masterpieces by Agatha Christie, Dorothy Bowers, and E. C. R. Lorac. Each of the investigators in these cases shows the same vital and exemplary moral courage as Miss Marple in Nemesis who, when threatened by an adversary, presents herself effectively as "an emissary of justice." These exceptionally intelligent, honest, perceptive, and ethical investigators solve various crimes because they examine the evidence carefully and thoroughly, because they conduct interviews and gather information fairly and without prejudice, and because they search heroically and intensively for the truth about the abduction, disappearance, or murder of any individual in the spirit of Hercule Poirot’s assertion in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd that he will pursue the case to the end and seek meticulously for the whole truth.
"Hugo Walter’s Emissaries of Justice presents an innovative and compelling analysis of the novels of Agatha Christie, Dorothy Bowers, and E. C. R. Lorac. This fascinating comparative study focuses on the genre of the missing person mystery, chronicling the search for truth in ways that equally pertain to the world outside of these classical fictions."
—Alexandra K. Wettlaufer, University of Texas at Austin
"Hugo Walter’s Emissaries of Justice presents an innovative and compelling analysis of the novels of Agatha Christie, Dorothy Bowers, and E. C. R. Lorac. This fascinating comparative study focuses on the genre of the missing person mystery, chronicling the search for truth in ways that equally pertain to the world outside of these classical fictions."
—Alexandra K. Wettlaufer, University of Texas at Austin
Hugo G. Walter has a B.A. from Princeton University, an M.A. from Old Dominion University, a Ph.D. in literature from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in humanities from Drew University. Dr. Walter teaches literature courses in the Division of Continuing Studies at Rutgers University. Two of his most recent publications are Magnificent Houses in Twentieth Century European Literature (Peter Lang, 2012) and Devoted to the Truth: Four Brilliant Investigators (Peter Lang, 2022).
Acknowledgments – Introduction – Buried in a Garden – Hidden in a Deep Space – Ravaged by Fire – Manipulated Identity – Conclusion – Appendix: Part 1 – Appendix: Part 2 – Appendix: Part 3 – Works Consulted – Index.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.10.2024 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 433 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft | |
| Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Strafverfahrensrecht | |
| Schlagworte | classic mysteries • Courageous • Detective Fiction • Dorothy Bowers • e. c. r. lorac • emissaries • HUGO • Important Works by Agatha Christie • Impressive Detectives and Investigators in the works of Agatha Christie • Investigations of Manipulated Identities • Justice • Missing • persons • searchers • Walter |
| ISBN-10 | 3-0343-5333-2 / 3034353332 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-0343-5333-5 / 9783034353335 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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