A Comparative Analysis of Five Recent Children's Detective Novels and Five Recent Adult Detective Novels.
This paper will argue that the key point of similarity between the two forms of detective fiction is the adherence of the authors to a formula. It will be seen that while the adult novels are undeniably more complex than the children's works, both generally present their audiences with the comforting familiarity of formulaic plot and repeating characters. 5 pgs. 1 f/c. 10b.
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