Detective fiction for young readers : full of secrets
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Detective fiction for young readers : full of secrets
（Children's literature and culture / Jack Zipes, series editor）
Routledge, 2025
- : hbk
Available at 1 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-192) and index
Contents of Works
- A game you want to win : the westing game and the art of the classic mystery
- A game you are allowed to play : the puzzling world of winston breene, puzzles, and apprenticing young sleuths
- Down these mean hallways : the big splash and the enduring appeal of the hardboiled story
- Detecting power : the Parker inheritance, Maizy Chen's last chance, Tangerine, Enola Holmes, and other updates on the Kid Sleuth
- Ersatz solutions : the metaphysical tradition from Lemony Snicket's a series of unfortunate events to When you reach me, Turtles all the way down, The deathly hallows, and other recent attempts at anti-detection
- Conclusion : counterfeit mysteries : the London eye mystery, disability, neurodiversity, thinking deeply, and why it is so hard to write a good mystery