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  • The detective is an icon of American masculinity that articulates the myth of the lone hero. The detective narrative is concerned, above all, with the investigation of the hero's masculinity, which must be tested and proved by solving the case. [Source: American Masculinities: A Historical Encyclopedia; Detectives]

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