Southern Medical Journal, October 1st, 2002
ABSTRACT
Background. Surprisingly few detectives are physicians in 20th-century detective fiction.
Methods. Potential books with physician-detective characters were located by pursuing all mentions of characters referred to as "Doctor" in any of several reference materials pertaining to mystery and detective fiction.
Results. As a result of the search, 53 authors whose detective characters are physicians were found. Examination of novels by these authors revealed that early in the 20th century, physicians applied their own specialized scientific knowledge to detection. Mid-century physici...
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