Anatomy of Murder: Mystery, Detective, and Crime Fiction

by Carl D. Malmgren

Overview

Anatomy of Murder identifies and explores three basic fictional forms dealing with murder and detection-mystery, detective, and crime fiction. Mystery fiction takes place in a centered world, one whose most distinctive characteristic is motivation. Covering the forms of murder fiction, the book examines texts by Doyle, Christie, Sayers, Hammett, Chandler, Highsmith, Jim Thompson, Thomas Harris, and others.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879728427
Publisher:	University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date:	06/15/2001
Edition description:	1
Pages:	218
Sales rank:	873,877
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d)