Investigating the Widow Detective in Neo-Victorian Crime Fiction

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Delve into the world of widow detectives in Neo-Victorian crime fiction with a scholarly exploration by Nadine Muller from the University of Hull. Uncover the intriguing portrayal of widows in literature and their role in solving mysteries. Explore themes of loss, agency, and resilience in these captivating narratives.

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Dead Husbands & Dirty Secrets: Investigating the Widow Detective in Neo- Victorian Crime Fiction' Nadine Muller (University of Hull)

Dead Husbands & Dirty Secrets Mrs. Howes in Deep Mourning, ca. 1860-1870 Reproduced in Sophie Gilmartin, The Sati, the Bride and the Widow: Sacrificial Woman in the Nineteenth Century , Victorian Literature and Culture, 25: 1 (1997), pp.141-158 (p.148).

Dead Husbands & Dirty Secrets Richard Redgrave, Preparing to Throw off her Weeds, 1846

Tasha Alexanders Lady Emily Series Lady Emily Ashton Daughter of Earl and Lady Bromley; Emily s mother is a former lady-in-waiting to Queen Victoria ViscountPhilipAshton Emily s dead husband; keen hunter and collector of Greek and Roman art and literature Colin Hargreaves Government investigator and former best friend of Emily s deceased husband C cile du Lac An aristocratic French widow; iconoclast, patron of the arts Meg Emily s capable if moody lady s maid Davis Julia s extremely able, loyal and likeable butler