Private Dicks and Feisty Chicks: An Interrogation of Crime Fiction by Cathy Cole

Private Dicks and Feisty Chicks is an entertaining and fast-paced exploration of crime fiction.

Written by Cathy Cole, a published crime author, it addresses the reasons why readers of crime fiction find it so addictive and satisfying, and why the conventions of crime fiction lend themselves so perfectly to depicting contemporary social, political and moral issues, including feminism.