Miss Fitt's Misfits: Mary Fitt and the Case of the Vanished Crime Writer

Miss Fitt's Misfits: Mary Fitt and the Case of the Vanished Crime Writer

The Golden Age crime fiction of Mary Fitt (aka Kathleen Freeman) worked within generic rules yet was set in worlds where boundaries were broken, ambiguities remained beyond the closing pages, and the real truth could sometimes never be known. This essay examines why Fitt deserves re-examining throug...

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Published in:Clues (Bowling Green, Ohio) Ohio), 2019-10, Vol.37 (2), p.105-114
Main Author: Turner, Nick
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Ambiguity
Authorship
Biographies
British & Irish literature
Crime drama
Crime fiction
Fiction
Fitt, Mary (Kathleen Freeman)
Gender
Gothic fiction
Literary canon
Literary characters
Literary criticism
Literary devices
Literature
Mysteries
Narrative structure
Narrative techniques
Narratives
Narratology
Novels
Plot (Narrative)
Publishing
Publishing industry
Readers
Truth
Writers
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Authorship
Biographies
British & Irish literature
Crime drama
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Gothic fiction
Literary canon
Literary characters
Literary criticism
Literary devices
Literature
Mysteries
Narrative structure
Narrative techniques
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Narratology
Novels
Plot (Narrative)
Publishing
Publishing industry
Readers
Truth
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