Professional Reading? Or the Case of Librarian Detectives in Mystery Fiction
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2005
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In real life, reference librarians field a wide range of questions; in fiction, librarians-turned-amateur sleuths take on the classic murder question, “Whodunnit?” in addition to their library duties. A number of mystery series have come to feature crime-solving librarians. The prevalence of these librarian-as-detective books, including the Aurora “Roe” Teagarden mysteries by Charlaine Harris and the Claire Reynier mysteries by Judith Van Gieson, encourages consideration of features of the fictional librarian in her role as sleuth.
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Pierce, Jennifer Burek. (2005). Professional Reading? Or the Case of Librarian Detectives in Mystery Fiction. Indiana libraries, 24(2), 19-22.
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0275777X
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