Constance Dunlap (Annotated)

Constance Dunlap presents a sequence of tightly plotted crime narratives centered on an unusually independent heroine who navigates forgery, blackmail, financial fraud, gambling, and the illicit economies of modern urban life. Written in the brisk, episodic style of early twentieth-century magazine fiction, the book blends detective intrigue with social observation, emphasizing ingenuity, disguise...