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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  

Author Biography:

Peter Messent is Emeritus Professor of Modern AmericanLiterature at the University of Nottingham. A specialist on MarkTwain, Ernest Hemingway, and crime fiction, he has publishednumerous books and articles on a variety of nineteenth- andtwentieth-century American writers. His most recent publication isthe prize-winning book Mark Twain and Male Friendship(2009).
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October 26th, 2012
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  • Professional & Vocational
Pages
272
Dimensions
154x231x13
ISBN-13
9780470657041
Product ID
20280838

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