ABOUT THIS BOOK
In Murder on the Reservation, Ray B. Browne surveys the work of several of the best-known writers of crime fiction involving Indian characters and references virtually every book that qualifies as an Indian-related mystery. Browne believes that within the genre of crime fiction all people are equal, and the increasing role of Indian characters in criminal fiction proves what an important role this genre plays as a powerful democratizing force in American society. He endeavors to both analyze and evaluate the individual work of the authors, and at the same time, provide a commentary on the various attitudes towards race relations in the United States that each author presents. Some Indian fiction is intended to right the wrongs the authors feel have been leveled against Indians. Other authors use Indian lore and Indian locales as exotic elements and locations for the entertaining and commercially successful stories they want to write. Browne’s analysis includes authors and works of all backgrounds, with mysteries of first-class murder both on and off the reservation.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Ray Browne is the leading scholar in popular culture studies in the United States and editor of his signature series, A Ray and Pat Browne Book. His most recently published works include The Guide to United States Popular Culture, with editor Pat Browne, and American Popular Culture through History: Civil War and Reconstruction, with Lawrence Kreiser. He is Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of popular culture at Bowling Green State University.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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 Contents
Acknowledgments	000
Introduction	000
Chapter One: The Making of the Author	000
	Tony Hillerman	000
	Jean Hager	000
	Jake Page	000
	Aimee and David Thurlo	000
	Dana Stabenow	000
	Louis Owens	000
	Peter Bowen	000
	Margaret Coel	000
	James D. Doss	000
	Mardi Oakley Medawar	000
	J.F. Trainor	000
	Thomas Perry	000
	Robert Westbrook	000
	Laura Baker	000
Chapter Two: Cultural Background	000
	Jean Hager	000
	Tony Hillerman	000
	Louis Owens	000
	James D. Doss	000
	Dana Stabenow	000
	Thomas Perry	000
	Margaret Coel	000
	Mardi Oakley Medawar	000
	Peter Bowen	000
	J.F. Trainor	000
	Aimee and David Thurlo	000
	Jake Page	000
	Robert Westbrook	000
Chapter Three: Protagonists, Associates and Development	000
	Jake Page	000
	Robert Westbrook	000
	James D. Doss	000
	Tony Hillerman	000
	Jean Hager	000
	Louis Owens	000
	James D. Doss	000
	Dana Stabenow	000
	Thomas Perry	000
	Margaret Coel	000
	Peter Bowen	000
	J.F. Trainor	000
	Aimee and David Thurlo	000
Chapter Four: Literary Achievements	000
	Jake Page	000
	Jean Hager	000
	Louis Owens	000
	James D. Doss	000
	Dana Stabenow	000
	Peter Bowen	000
	Aimee and David Thurlo	000
	Margaret Coel	000
	Mardi Oakley Medawar	000
	Thomas Perry	000
	J.F. Trainor	000
	Robert Westbrook	000
	Tony Hillerman	000
Chapter Five: Conclusions and Implications	000
Chapter Six: Interviews with Authors		000
	Laura Baker	000
	Peter Bowen	000
	Margaret Coel	000
	James D. Doss	000
	Jean Hager	000
	Louis Owens	000
	Jake Page	000
	Dana Stabenaw	000
	Aimee and David Thurlo	000
	J.F. Trainor	000
Works Cited	000




Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Detective and mystery stories, American History and criticism, American fiction Indian authors History and criticism, Indians in literature, Crime in literature

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