{"product_id":"the-female-detective-paperback","title":"The Female Detective - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Forrester\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Literary ancestor to Miss Marple, Lisbeth Salander and Nancy Drew\" --\u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Miss Gladden', the first female detective, is a determined and resourceful figure, with ingenious skills of logic and deduction. Pursuing mysterious cases, she works undercover and only introduces herself as a detective when the need arises. Her personal circumstances and even her real name are never revealed. This obfuscation makes sense, considering that when \u003cem\u003eThe Female Detective\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in 1864 there were no official female detectives in Britain--in fact, there were no women police officers either (and would not be for another 50 years). And the novel itself was well ahead of its time; further stories and novels featuring women detectives would not be widely published until the turn of the century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eANDREW FORRESTER \u003c\/strong\u003ewas the pseudonym of James Redding Ware (1832-1909). Among his other books were \u003cem\u003eRevelations of a Private Detective \u003c\/em\u003e(1863), and \u003cem\u003eSecret Service\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eRecollections of a City Detective\u003c\/em\u003e (1864).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772170207520,"sku":"9781464206474","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d84ef18736eaf7026f940fa3313673a1.webp?v=1780400596","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-female-detective-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}