Elevated Fiction

摘要

In a previous article, "Just for Kids" (ELEVATOR WORLD, October 2007), I explored the use of elevators in children's literature. This month's article also concerns the "literary elevator"; however, the focus has been shifted to adult fiction as represented by detective and suspense novels in which authors used the elevator as a primary setting. In two of the three books selected for this article, this use extended beyond the car to include the shaft, pit and machine room, while the third book placed its emphasis on a feature often overlooked in elevator history - the operator.