Mystery & Detective Fiction

Catalog description

The course will introduce students to the art of mystery and detective fiction, surveying the short story and novel form from its Edgar Allen Poe roots through contemporary developments in the genre. It will include works by well-known mystery writers such as Arthur Conan Doyle, Raymond Chandler, Agatha Christie, Sara Paretsky, and Walter Mosely as well as literary authors whose work shares elements of the mystery genre. This course meets the General Education requirement for Creative Work.