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Crime Fiction

By John Scaggs
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By John Scaggs

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Crime Fiction provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series, John Scaggs:

  • presents a concise history of crime fiction - from biblical narratives to James Ellroy - broadening the genre to include revenge tragedy and the gothic novel
  • explores the key sub-genres of crime fiction, such as 'Rational Criminal Investigation', The Hard-Boiled Mode', 'The Police Pro...

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LiteratureLiterary CriticismEnglish LiteratureAmerican LiteratureGenres & Literary FormsEnglish Fiction & Prose Literature - General & Miscellaneous - Literary CriticismGeneral & Miscellaneous American Literature - Literary CriticismMystery & Suspense Fiction - Literary CriticismDetective and mystery stories, American->History and criticismDetective and mystery stories, English->History and criticism