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Much has been written about the girl sleuth in fiction, a feminist figure embodying all the potential wit and drive of girlhood. Her male counterpart, however, has received much less critical attention despite his popularity in the wider culture. This collection of 11 essays examines the boy detective and his genre from a number of critical perspectives, addressing the issues of these young characters, heirs to the patriarchy yet still concerned with first crushes and soda shop romances. Series explored include the Hardy Boys, Tow Swift, the Three Investigators, Christopher Cool and Tim Murphy, as well as works by Astrid Lindgren, Mark Haddon and Joe Meno.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Nomenclature of Boy Sleuths
MICHAEL G. CORNELIUS
1. A Hardy Boys' Identity Narrative and The Tower Treasure
LARRY T. SHILLOCK
2. Hardy Camaraderie: Boy Sleuthing and Male Community in the Hardy Boys Mysteries
C. M. GILL
3. Terminal Immaterial: The Uncertain Subject of the Hardy Boys Airport Mysteries
CHRISTOPHER SCHABERG
4. Strategies of Adaptation: The Hardy Boys on Television
BRIAN TAVES
5. Natural Detective Work: Ideas About Nature in the Early Tom Swift Books
ELIZABETH D. BLUM
6. Tim Murphy: Superhero Without a Cape
FRED ERISMAN
7. Adventures and Affect: The Character of the Boy Detective and Orphan in Astrid Lindgren's Rasmus and the Tramp
CHARLOTTE BEYER
8. The Power of Three: Alfred Hitchcock's Three Investigators Series
ALAN PICKRELL
9. Clashing Genres: (No) Sex and (No) Violence in the Christopher Cool, TEEN Agent Series
MICHAEL G. CORNELIUS
10. "The Perfect Hero for His Age": Christopher Boone and the Role of Logic in the Boy Detective Narrative
NICOLA ALLEN
11. Has the World Outgrown the Classic Boy Detective?
JOHN FINLAY KERR
About the Contributors
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