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From its inception, Detective Fiction had been largely a male-dominated genre of literature with both the protagonist and authors being male members of society. Women were portrayed mainly as side characters to further the narrative’s plot line. However, with time women writers also began to explore the genre and brought along with them potent female detectives as the protagonist. This paper strives to provide a brief analysis of the character of Mary Russell, who is shown since her formative years in the series by Laurie R. King, and how she attempts to establish Russell’s identity as a professional detective is shown in the form of a female bildungsroman.
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