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A Suitable Job for a Woman

By Val McDermid

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A Suitable Job for a Woman

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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."
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
320
Release Date:
1999-11-01
Publication Date:
2011-09-30
Publisher:
Sourcebooks
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1890208159
ISBN13:
9781890208158
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
445 g
Height:
141 cm
Width:
217 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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