Anna Clarke (Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction)
Principal Series
The Paula Glenning series, 1985-
Principal Series Character
Paula Glenning, a lecturer in English literature at an unnamed London university, is divorced. Small and fair, she is in her early thirties when she first appears. She is untidy, sensitive, and cares deeply about people whom she believes are hurt.
Contribution
Anna Clarke’s novels are primarily psychological studies of what makes seemingly
ordinary people commit crimes; as such her works have much in common with those of
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