For this study of postcolonial and transnational detective fiction, Pearon (English, Fairfield University) and Singer (English, Howard University)have selected essays that deal with the
disjointed nature of the borders where cultures and sense of identity collide. Some of the authors discussed are well known to English speakers, like Walter Mosley and Paco Ignacio Taibo.
Others, such as Patrick Chamoiseau, have yet to be discovered by the general public. Several of the essays deal with societies at war, either social struggles or civil disorder. The authors
note that the form of the detective novel is a perfect starting point for an exploration of the discordances of the detective's world. Of course, the writers themselves might say that they
write about conflict because it makes a good story. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
