| Abstract (in English) | 第1-10页 |
| Abstract (in Chinese) | 第10-12页 |
| Introduction | 第12-16页 |
| 1 Between the Lowbrow and the Highbrow | 第12-13页 |
| 2 A Vague Definition or Classification of Detective Fiction | 第13-14页 |
| 3 Critical Approaches and the Design of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter One A Brief Survey of Anglo-American Detective Fiction and P. D.James | 第16-31页 |
| ·A Brief History of Anglo-American Detective Fiction | 第16-21页 |
| ·Why Do People Enjoy Reading Detective Fiction | 第21-24页 |
| ·A Survey of Academic Study of Detective Fiction | 第24-28页 |
| ·Review on P. D. James and Her works | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter Two The Plot and Characterization Formulas of the Traditional Detective Fiction and Jamesian Narrative Strategies | 第31-49页 |
| ·Backward Construction and Jamesian Plotting Strategies | 第31-40页 |
| ·The Plot Formula of the Genr—Backward Construction | 第31-35页 |
| ·Structure of Jamesian Plot | 第35-38页 |
| ·The Shift of Point of View | 第38-40页 |
| ·Characterization | 第40-49页 |
| ·The Great Detective as an Embodiment of Culture Hero | 第40-42页 |
| ·Adam Dalgleish—The Jamesian Public Eye | 第42-45页 |
| ·Subsidiary Characters | 第45-49页 |
| Chapter Three The Moral and Philosophical Vision of P. D. James | 第49-69页 |
| ·Setting Serving as Theme and the Human Condition in the Fictional World of James | 第49-55页 |
| ·Setting Serving as Theme | 第49-52页 |
| ·The Human Condition in Jamesian Fictional World | 第52-54页 |
| ·Jamesian Philosophy | 第54-55页 |
| ·Justice and Retribution | 第55-61页 |
| ·Poetic Justice and A Certain Justice | 第56-59页 |
| ·Crime, Detection and Punishment | 第59-61页 |
| ·English Realistic Tradition, Classical Detective Fiction and P. D. James | 第61-69页 |
| ·Classical Detective Fiction and English Realistic Tradition | 第61-63页 |
| ·P. D. James and English Realistic Tradition | 第63-69页 |
| Conclusion | 第69-71页 |
| Notes | 第71-77页 |
| Bibliography | 第77-82页 |
| Appendix | 第82页 |
