Interwar
Mysteries: The Golden Age and Beyond (theme issue of Clues: A Journal of Detection) Guest editor: Victoria Stewart (University of Leicester)
“These
things never happened before the War.”
—Mr. Wetheridge, The Unpleasantness at
the Bellona Club (1928), by Dorothy L. Sayers
Although
the period between the World Wars is known as the Golden Age of traditional
mystery fiction, other new forms such as
the hard-boiled subgenre, true crime, and noir also emerged, often reflecting a
grimmer reality. This theme issue of Clues will feature articles that examine
this important crossroads in mystery, detective, and crime fiction.
