The Crime Fiction Handbook

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ISBN-10:

0470657049

ISBN-13:

9780470657041

Author(s): Messent, Peter
Edition: 1
Released: Nov 28, 2012
Publisher: Wiley/Blackwell
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
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Description:

The Crime Fiction Handbook presents a comprehensive introduction to the origins, development, and cultural significance of the crime fiction genre, focusing mainly on American British, and Scandinavian texts.
  • Provides an accessible and well-written introduction to the genre of crime fiction
  • Moves with ease between a general overview of the genre and useful theoretical approaches
  • Includes a close analysis of the key texts in the crime fiction tradition
  • Identifies what makes crime fiction of such cultural importance and illuminates the social and political anxieties at its heart.
  • Shows the similarities and differences between British, American, and Scandinavian crime fiction traditions



























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