Move Over Batman and Robin: The Use of the Sidekick in Contemporary Detective Fiction It is sometimes difficult to find a detective novel worth reading, especially amidst all of the grocery store trash that many people seem to thrive on and consider “great literature”. However, two contemporary authors are rising to meet just that challenge. Elizabeth George and Patricia Cornwell do not use cheap tactics to win readers over. They take classic detective fiction approaches …showed first 75 words of 1875 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1875 total…through Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers. Although both these teams have their problems and often let issues get in the way of solving their cases, they still manage to work together in order to solve heinous crimes. Cornwell and George have truly proved themselves as effective contemporary detective fiction novelists through these works. The novels are extremely well-written and designed to balance social issues with crime in order to make a point and establish believability.