True Detective
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True Detective is a hardboiled crime novel by Max Allan Collins that follows private investigator Nate Heller through a gritty, historically grounded mystery in 1930s Chicago.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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hardboiled novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Max Allan Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Anthony Award for Best First Novel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shamus Award for Best P.I. Hardcover Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter | Nate Heller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGenreElement |
noir atmosphere
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period detail ⓘ private-eye investigation ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
detective fiction ⓘ hardboiled fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
corrupt politicians
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mobsters ⓘ police officers ⓘ reporters ⓘ |
| hasSequel | True Crime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeries | Nate Heller series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption
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historical crime ⓘ justice ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ organized crime ⓘ political corruption ⓘ survival ⓘ urban violence ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
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gritty ⓘ realistic ⓘ |
| isHistoricalFiction | true ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | neo-noir ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nate Heller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historically grounded mystery
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integration of real historical events into fiction ⓘ revival of hardboiled private-eye fiction in the 1980s ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Nate Heller series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | private investigator ⓘ |
| publisher | St. Martin's Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| usesHistoricalFigures | true ⓘ |
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