The contemporary Irish detective novel / Elizabeth Mannion, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mannion, Elizabeth (Lecturer)

Series:

Crime files series

Crime files

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Detective and mystery stories, Irish (English)--History and criticism--Congresses.

Detective and mystery stories, Irish (English).

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xi, 168 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]

Summary:

Irish detective fiction has enjoyed an international readership for over a decade, appearing on best-seller lists across the globe. But its breadth of hard-boiled and amateur detectives, historical fiction, and police procedurals has remained somewhat marginalized in academic scholarship. Exploring the work of some of its leading writers - including Peter Tremayne, John Connolly, Declan Hughes, Ken Bruen, Brian McGilloway, Stuart Neville, Tana French, Jane Casey, and Benjamin Black - The Contemporary Irish Detective Novel opens new ground in Irish literary criticism and genre studies. It considers the detective genre's position in Irish Studies and the standing of Irish authors within the detective novel tradition. -- Publisher's description.

Notes:

Based on papers presented at the joint meeting of the American Conference for Irish Studies and the Canadian Association for Irish Studies held in the summer of 2014 at University College Dublin.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-163) and index.

ISBN:

9781137539397

1137539399

OCLC:

934194462