Home›Detective and Crime Fiction›Setting Country or Place›Los AngelesBrowse ByLos AngelesFactsLos AngelesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1850 1Los AngelesFilter Results1 entryGenreAllCrime Fiction (1)Detective Fiction (1)Hardboiled (1)AuthorAllRaymond Chandler (1)Composition YearAll1939 (1)Original LanguageAllEnglish (1)Country of OriginAllUnited States (1)AudienceAllGeneral (1)Show ResultsThe Big SleepLos AngelesSources1. Detective fiction (Wikipedia)Detective fiction, lead section, genre origin sentenceQuote, Detective fiction, lead section, genre origin sentenceThe detective genre began around the same time as speculative fiction and other genre fiction in the mid-nineteenth century and has remained extremely popular, particularly in novels.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.