This essay investigates the contact zones between gothic and detective fiction within the early work of the significant yet largely neglected author John Dickson Carr. By revealing the transgressive and contaminated character of his narratives, this essay also provides a more nuanced picture of interwar crime writing, the literary boundaries of which were constantly violated and renegotiated.
Murder, Mayhem, and Madness: John Dickson Carr’s Gothic Detective Stories
Stefano Serafini
2020
Abstract
This essay investigates the contact zones between gothic and detective fiction within the early work of the significant yet largely neglected author John Dickson Carr. By revealing the transgressive and contaminated character of his narratives, this essay also provides a more nuanced picture of interwar crime writing, the literary boundaries of which were constantly violated and renegotiated.
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