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| #3161346 in Books | Wiley-Blackwell | 2012-11-28 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.10 x.50 x6.05l,.75 | File type: PDF | 272 pages | ||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| An academic approach to crime fiction...|By FictionFan|This is an academic analysis of crime fiction looking at how it has evolved since its inception, which Messent dates back to Poe's Dupin tales. Messent discusses the different types of crime fiction which he categorises as Classical, Hard Boiled, the Police novel and Transgressor fiction and shows how each category affects|||“Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.” (Choice, 1 September 2013) |“Messent's readings are always perceptive and his book offers an excellent introduction to a diverse genre.”
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 fi...
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