Taking up a neglected area in the study of the crime novel, this collection investigates the writers who adapt conventions of detective fiction to expose problems of law, ethics, and truth that arise in postcolonial and transnational communities. It explores detective stories set in Latin America, the Caribbean, India, and North America. '... provides a good deal of enlightening and challenging material. ... [This book] bring[s] forward many new critics and unduly overlooked authors...' Clues 'Detective Fiction in a Postcolonial and Transnational World provides a good illustration of how detective fiction has evolved and adapted to a changing postcolonial world, and the book contains many insightful chapters.' Transnational Literature '... convincingly demonstrates the usefulness of the detective fiction paradigm to explore questions of postcolonial and globalized identity and justice. The wide-ranging, diverse, and multilingual selection of primary texts makes this a valuable source for scholars of postcolonialism and globalization.' Notes and Queries 'Pearson and Singer's strong collection builds self-consciously on recent studies ... but exceeds the scope and cultural range of its predecessors by including essays on detective fictions by authors from Martinique, Peru, India, and multi-ethnic communities in the United States.' Wasafiri