History and criticism 23 Detective and mystery stories, American 19 Criticism and interpretation 10 Authors, American 9 Detective and mystery stories 9 Private investigators 9 American literature 7 Detective and mystery films 7 History 6 LITERARY CRITICISM 6 General 4 Noir fiction, American 4 American fiction 3 Authorship 3 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY 3 Feature films 3 Film & Video 3 Film noir 3 HISTORY 3 History & Criticism 3 Literary 3 Murder 3 PERFORMING ARTS 3 Short stories, American 3 American 2 Cities and towns in literature 2 English literature 2 Histoire et critique 2 Influence 2 Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) 2