After Agatha
Women Write Crime
by Sally Cline
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Pub Date 1 Jun 2022 | Archive Date 27 Jan 2022
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Description
From Agatha Christie and Patricia Highsmith to Val McDermid and JK Rowling, After Agatha is an indispensable guide to women's crime writing over the last century and an exploration of why women read crime
Spanning the 1930s to present day, After Agatha charts the explosion in women's crime writing and examines key developments on both sides of the Atlantic: from the women writers at the helm of the UK Golden Age and their American and Canadian counterparts fighting to be heard, to the 1980s experimental trio, Marcia Muller, Sara Paretsky and Sue Grafton, who created the first female PIs, and the more recent emergence of forensic crime writing and domestic noir thrillers such as Gone Girl and Apple Tree Yard.
After Agatha examines the diversification of crime writing and highlights landmark women's novels which featured the marginalised in society as centralised characters.
Cline also explores why women readers are drawn to the genre and seek out justice in crime fiction, in a world where violent crimes against women rarely have such resolution.
The book includes interviews with dozens of contemporary authors such as Ann Cleeves, Sophie Hannah, Tess Gerritsen and Kathy Reichs and features the work of hundreds of women crime and mystery writers.
It is an essential read for crime fiction lovers.
Advance Praise
'Impressively researched and imaginatively written' - Sunday Times
'Cline gives depth and a dark edge to the familiar story of the Fitzgeralds that began stylishly in hope and ended in despair' - Times
'Fascinating, wide-ranging, hugely knowledgeable – an indispensable guide and a beguiling education' - William Boyd
'Her biography is enjoyable and even gripping' - Sunday Telegraph
'Cline's clear-headed and careful study should make clear that [the Fitzgeralds'] relationship can no longer be regarded as a great love story … [and] demonstrates the terrible danger of such romantic fairytales' -Guardian
'For anyone who has ever read a biography or memoir, or thought of writing one – this book of advice from the best writers in the UK is an instant classic' - Elaine Showalter
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780857302328 |
| PRICE | US$26.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 256 |
Featured Reviews
Charlotte R, Reviewer
4.5 Stars
Sally Cline examines British, American and Canadian female crime writers and how they each write about crime.
As a crime lover found this book to be extraordinarily interesting; the way on which the different female authors write about crime, and particularly crime against women is fascinating. I now have a long list of authors and novels that I need to read as well as a better understanding of some of my favourites.
Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review
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