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John Lanchester: The Case of Agatha Christie

The LRB Podcast

CHAPTER

Writing Styles and Ideology in Detective Fiction

This chapter discusses the writing styles of Alignam and Sayers compared to Agatha Christie, highlighting their energetic and progressive approaches. It also explores the presence of misogyny in older detective fiction and delves into the broken boundaries of the genre with authors like Sayers and Upfield.

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