Caroline Reitz and Beth Foxwell: Clues Journal

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Mark Perzel explores Clues: A Journal of Detection, McFarland’s scholarly journal devoted to mystery and detective fiction. Joined by Executive Editor Caroline Reitz and Managing Editor Elizabeth Foxwell, the conversation examines why crime narratives continue to resonate and how academic scholarship deepens our understanding of the genre. From Victorian detective stories to contemporary crime fiction across media, we discuss what makes a compelling mystery endure—and what makes Clues such a rewarding project to shape. It’s a thoughtful look at the cultural and critical importance of studying mystery fiction seriously.

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SERIES DESCRIPTION: With a combination of academic essays and nonfiction book reviews, Clues offers the best scholarship on mystery and detective fiction, covering all aspects of mystery and detective fiction material in print, television and movies. As the only American scholarly journal about mystery fiction, Clues is essential reading for literature and film students and researchers; popular culture aficionados; librarians; and mystery authors, fans and critics around the globe.

ABOUT THE EDITORS:

Caroline Reitz is Professor of English at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the CUNY Graduate Center, where she teaches courses on crime fiction from the 19th to the 21st centuries. She serves as Executive Editor of Clues. She is currently editing the Routledge Companion to Arthur Conan Doyle and working on a book about bad sisters in crime fiction.

Elizabeth Foxwell is an editor at McFarland, where she edits the McFarland "Companions to Mystery Fiction" series and other historically based works, and serves as Managing Editor of "Clues: A Journal of Detection," the oldest U.S. scholarly journal on mystery, detective, and crime fiction. A cofounder of the mystery convention Malice Domestic and a recipient of both the Agatha Award for Best Short Story and the Dove Award for contributions to the serious study of mysteries, she writes frequently about mystery fiction, including a regular column for "Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine."

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OTHER BOOKS BY CAROLINE REITZ:

Detecting the Nation: Fictions of Detection and the Imperial Venture. Ohio State University Press, softcover (2004) ISBN: 9780814251355 ohiostatepress.org/books/titles/9780814209820
Female Anger in Crime Fiction. Cambridge University Press. ebook (2024) ISBN: 9781009358699. www.cambridge.org/core/elements/abs/female-anger-in-crime-fiction/D9ED0417F6E1D769B6A96A870BA165FC

OTHER BOOKS BY ELIZABETH FOXWELL:

McFarland Companions to Mystery Fiction. McFarland, softcover mcfarlandbooks.com/series/mcfarland-companions-to-mystery-fiction

The Robert B. Parker Companion. Penguin Publishing Group, ebook (2005) ISBN: 9781101205181. www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-robert-b-parker-companion

In Their Own Words: American Women in World War I. Draft2Digital, ebook (2006) ISBN: 9780870818257. books2read.com/b/3L5Mr7

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