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C. S. Forester (Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction)

Contribution

Apart from the Hornblower saga, for which Forester is best known, he wrote contemporary naval fiction, historical biographies, travel books, war adventures set on land, a romantic adventure, several allegories set in Africa, and, early in his career, three psychological crime thrillers. Although the mystery contributions have always been overshadowed by the hugely successful adventure novels that followed, they present compelling stories in their own right. Not content to follow the classical detective format, Forester wrote inverted mysteries that penetrate the...

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