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The Crime Fiction Handbook
Overview
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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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780470657041
- ISBN-10: 0470657049
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
- Publish Date: October 2012
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.75 pounds
- Page Count: 272
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