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Crime fiction / John Scaggs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Scaggs, John, 1970-
- Series:
- New critical idiom.
- The new critical idiom
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Detective and mystery stories, English--History and criticism.
- Detective and mystery stories, English.
- Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism.
- Detective and mystery stories, American.
- Crime in literature.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 170 p.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Accessible and clear, this comprehensive overview is the essential guide for all those studying crime fiction.
- Contents:
- chapter INTRODUCTION
- chapter 1 A CHRONOLOGY OF CRIME
- chapter 2 MYSTERY AND DETECTIVE FICTION
- chapter 3 THE HARD-BOILED MODE
- chapter 4 THE POLICE PROCEDURAL
- chapter 5 THE CRIME THRILLER
- chapter 6 HISTORICAL CRIME FICTION
- chapter OSSARY
- chapter GGESTIONSFOR RTHER ADING
- chapter LECT BI BLIOGRAPHY
- chapter DEX.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-165) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-36823-2
- 1-134-36824-0
- 1-280-10254-3
- 9786610102549
- 0-203-59853-9
- 9780203598535
- OCLC:
- 922957375
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