Ms. R.KRISHNAVENI M.A., M.Sc., M.Phil., (PhD) Assistant Professor and HOD i/c, Department of English Anna University Tiruchirappalli – 620 024 Tamilnadu, India. krishnaveni@tau.edu.in CONTENTS INTRODUCTION STRATEGIES OF DETECTIVE FICTION BLUES DETECTIVE DECONSTRUCT THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF THE DETECTIVE SUBGENRE RACIAL AND INDIVIDUAL CONSCIOUSNESS INDUCTIVE NARRATOLOGY BLACK LITERARY TRADITION AND ITS RELATIONSHIP OF WESTERN LITERARY FORMS SEEN…