A Suitable Job for a Woman
SKU: 9781890208158
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""But down these mean streets must go a man who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished or afraid."" When Raymond Chandler wrote these words in his classic The Simple Art of Murder, he drew a blueprint for the male private eyes who descend from Philip Marlowe to populate the world of crime fiction. But what if the private eye is a woman? And what if she is not a character in a novel but a real, working investigator testing not only the meanness but the absurdity of life on seamy streets? Who will tell her story? Enter Manchester's Val McDermid, herself a skilled writer of the P.I. novel but for years a professional journalist. In an effort to plumb the real world of working women--and throw new light on her own craft--she has interviewed women private eyes from both sides of the Atlantic and assembled their stories with an eye for the absurd and a keen grasp of the gritty nuts and bolts of the profession. As fascinating as fiction, A Suitable Job for a Woman is, in the words of Edgar-winning author Nevada Barr, ""a concise and eye-opening trek through the competence, humor, and humanity of women.""
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- Sku: 9781890208158
- Isbn: 9781890208158
- Name: A Suitable Job for a Woman
- Brand: Sourcebooks
- Authors: Val McDermid
- Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
- Case Count: 12
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- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 2011-09-30
- On Sale Date: 2011-09-30
- Trim Size W X H: width: 5.50 in, height: 8.50 in
- Page Count: 320
