The contrasting treatment of two famous detectives: Miss Marple & John Rebus With reference to Characterisation, Setting &T he Crime Itself

... Nathan McLennan Specialist Study on Literature The contrasting treatment of two famous detectives: Miss Marple & John Rebus With reference to Characterisation, Setting & The Crime Itself In this essay I will investigate the literary differences between two fictional detectives, Miss Marple and D.I. Rebus. I will attempt to show how the two detectives contrast in their personality, their background and their detective style through the respective author's use of characterisation, setting and the crimes themselves. Agatha Christie is perhaps the world's best-known mystery writer. In my research I have discovered that her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and millions more in other languages. She wrote 79 novels and short story collections. Ian Rankin's first Rebus book was intended to be a one-off, but there was more interest in the detective, and many Rebus books have now been written. Miss Jane Marple made her first appearance in 'Murder at the Vicarage.' The

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