{"product_id":"a-companion-to-crime-fiction-hardback-9781405167659","title":"A Companion to Crime Fiction (Hardback) 9781405167659","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Crime Fiction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles J. Rzepka (Edited by), CJ Rzepka (Author), Lee Horsley (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781405167659, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 February 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e650 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 18.3 x 4.3 cm, 1.297 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Including a helpful introduction by Rzepka and conclusion by both editors, the volume is a welcome addition to the impressive \"Blackwell Companion to Literature and Culture\" series and to scholarship on crime and detective literature. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers. \" (Choice, 1July 2011)  \u003cp\u003e\"Whilst the editors admit that the collection is not entirely representative (there is no mention of Japanese manga, for instance, or any consideration of hybrids of crime and science fiction), this companion offers an encyclopaedic account of crime fiction and its generic cross-fertilisations, and is an essential guide for students and scholars alike.\" (Routledge ABES, 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This substantial and informative book covers a wide variety of themes within the genre and also a long time span from the eighteenth century to the present . . . It will give all aficionados of the genre hours of enjoyment. It is indeed a trusty companion that will entertain and add to our knowledge.\" (Reference Reviews, 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It will give all aficionados of the genre hours of enjoyment. It is indeed a trusty companion that will entertain and add to our knowledge.\" (Languages \u0026amp; Literature, 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Several of the contributors praise books and authors long out of print. Hopefully, this companion will encourage readers and librarians to hunt them down and enjoy.\" (Book News, 1 March 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In all, despite its shortcomings in terms of narratology and a few logical inconsistencies, Rzepka and Horsley's Companion to Crime Fiction offers a broad-ranging and well-argued introduction to this field of popular culture. Beginning students will certainly profit from its thematic diversity and wide historical reach.\" (Kult Online, 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Crime Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e goes into enormous detail but is reasonably easy to read.  It is not an academic-styled book but a guide to how crime fiction has developed over time to accommodate an increasingly demanding audience\/reader.  With essays from some of the most educated scholars in this field of research, the reader gains a greater understanding in terms of a general overview of the genre, individual authors and producers of film, the blurred lines between crime fiction and other genres and an in depth, well researched analysis of crime fiction itself.\" (\u003ci\u003eM\/C Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eto Crime Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e presents the definitive guide to this popular genre from its origins in the eighteenth century to the present day \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA collection of forty-seven newly commissioned essays from a team of leading scholars across the globe make this \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e the definitive guide to crime fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFollows the development of the genre from its origins in the eighteenth century through to its phenomenal present day popularity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures  full-length critical essays on the most significant authors and film-makers, from Arthur Conan Doyle and Dashiell Hammett to Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese exploring the ways in which they have shaped and influenced the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes extensive references to the most up-to-date scholarship, and a comprehensive bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: What Is Crime Fiction? 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles J. Rzepka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I History, Criticism, Culture 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 From The Newgate Calendar to Sherlock Holmes 13\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeather Worthington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 From Sherlock Holmes to the Present 28\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLee Horsley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Criticism and Theory 43\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeta Pyrhönen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Crime and the Mass Media 57\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlain Silver and James Ursini\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Crime Fiction and the Literary Canon 76\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoel Black\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Genre of a Thousand Faces 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Newgate Novel and the Police Casebook 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLauren Gillingham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 From Sensation to the Strand 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Pittard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The “Classical” Model of the Golden Age 117\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Rowland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Early American Crime Fiction: Origins to Urban Gothic 128\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexander Moudrov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The “Hard-boiled” Genre 140\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Pepper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Pursuit of Crime: Characters in Crime Fiction 152\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarl Malmgren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Crime, Forensics, and Modern Science 164\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah Dauncey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The Police Novel 175\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Messent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Noir and the Psycho Thriller 187\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip Simpson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 True Crime 198\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Schmid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Gangs and Mobs 210\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJonathan Munby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Historical Crime and Detection 222\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRay B. Browne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Crime and the Spy Genre 233\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Seed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Crime and the Gothic 245\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCatherine Spooner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Feminist Crime Fiction and Female Sleuths 258\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAdrienne E. Gavin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 African-American Detection and Crime Fiction 270\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrankie Bailey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Ethnic Postcolonial Crime and Detection (Anglophone) 283\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEd Christian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Crime Writing in Other Languages 296\u003cbr\u003e Sue Neale\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Postmodern and Metaphysical Detection 308\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePatricia Merivale\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Crime and Detective Literature for Young Readers 321\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher Routledge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Crime in Comics and the Graphic Novel 332\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArthur Fried\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Criminal Investigation on Film 344\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilippa Gates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Artists at Work 357\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiction 359\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 William Godwin (1756–1836) 361\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) 369\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMaurice S. Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Wilkie Collins (1824–1889) 381\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Mangham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) 390\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn A. Hodgson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Raymond Chandler (1888–1959) 403\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeroy Lad Panek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Agatha Christie (1890–1976) 415\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMerja Makinen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 James M. Cain (1892–1977) 427\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWilliam Marling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Dorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957) 438\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEsme Miskimmin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961) 450\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJasmine Yong Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Jorge Luis Borges (1899–1986) 462\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlicia Borinsky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Chester Himes (1909–1984) 475\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStephen Soitos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 David Goodis (1917–1967) 487\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Schmid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 P. D. James (1920–) 495\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLouise Harrington\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Patricia Highsmith (1921–1995) 503\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBran Nicol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Elmore Leonard (1925–) 510\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles J. Rzepka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Sara Paretsky (1947–) 523\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMalcah Effron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Walter Mosley (1952–) 531\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Gruesser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFilm 539\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) 541\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNick Haeffner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Martin Scorsese (1942–) 553\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark Desmond Nicholls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 John Woo (1946–) 562\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKaren Fang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 570\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles J. 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