Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 3
5. 1. The Power of the Pen in Leonardo Sciascia's Porte Aperte 17
6. 2. The Death of the Detective in II Cavaliere e la morte 31
7. 3. In Search of Isolina 45
8. 4. Voci and the Conventions of the Giallo 59
9. 5. Ethics and Literature in Sostiene Pereira: Una Testimonianza 73
10. 6. Detection, Activism, and Writing in La testa perduta di Damascene* Monteiro 87
11. Conclusion 101
12. Notes 107
13. Bibliography 123
14. Index 131