The detective genre in Russia began to actively develop in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is since the early 1900s that the formation of the domestic tradition of detective literature and its visual presentation can be traced. This visual study covers the period from 1900 through the 2000s. The lower boundary is linked to the beginning of the formation of the domestic detective tradition, while the upper boundary allows us to track its development up to the transition to contemporary book graphics. This timeframe allows us to examine how artistic methods of presentation changed, what visual motifs became associated with the genre, and how the cover reflected its characteristics across different historical periods.Detective literature enjoyed great popularity throughout the 20th century and occupied a significant place in mass culture. The genre’s development was accompanied by changes in book design: the cover became not only a way to denote the book’s content but also a tool for attracting the reader.
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