Maurice O'Sullivan Florida Noir: Murder, Mystery and Mayhem in the Crime Fiction of the Sunshine State
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Maurice O'Sullivan Florida Noir: Murder, Mystery and Mayhem in the Crime Fiction of the Sunshine State
Date:01/17/2026 11:00 AM
Location: Headquarters-Ocala
2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd.
Ocala, Florida 34470
Venture into the world of Florida’s crime fiction with Dr. Maurice O’Sullivan, Rollins College’s Kenneth Curry Professor of Literature. Trace the rise of crime fiction in the Sunshine State, beginning in the late 19th century.
As American writers began re-inventing the detective stories made possible by Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Conan Doyle, Florida writers began exploring the genre’s possibilities. Learn how the state’s unique environment and characters influence modern-day mysteries both on the page and screen.
Funding for this program was sponsored in part through a grant from Florida Humanities
with funds from the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the
Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Any views,
fi ndings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily
represent those of Florida Humanities or the aforementioned entities.