Unpunished: A Mystery (Elaine R. Hedges American Women's Literature) - Softcover

"Sure to delight mystery lovers and anyone interested in the history of early feminism. . . . Gilman weaves [her] overt political message into the story with wit and verve. . . . The book's surprising ending, fast-paced action and endearing detectives make it far more than a valuable historical artifact; it's a smart, entertaining whodunit by a writer who understood (and clearly enjoyed) the genre, even as she put it to polemical use." --Publishers Weekly

"A lively mystery melodrama." --Washington Post Book World

"Gilman was way ahead of her time . . . paving the way for contemporary heroines like Sara Paretsky's V. I. Warshawski and Sue Grafton's Kinsey Milhone." --Seattle Weekly

"A feminist gem from the Golden Age of detective fiction . . . [Unpunished] is funny and smart and cleverly plotted, right down to the twist ending." --The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935) was a feminist writer, lecturer, and activist, and is best known for The Yellow Wall-Paper. Her many other works include the science fiction trilogy Herland and Women and Economics.