{"product_id":"the-crime-fiction-handbook-paperback-softback-9780470657041","title":"The Crime Fiction Handbook (Paperback \/ softback) 9780470657041","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Crime Fiction Handbook\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\"\u003ePeter Messent (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470657041, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 October 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.4 x 1.3 cm, 0.354 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\u003cp\u003e“Summing Up: Recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 September 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Messent's readings are always perceptive and his book offers an excellent introduction to a diverse genre.”  (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, 8 March 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Those interested in the more arcane byways of crime fiction will find this concise but intelligent volume invaluable, with its academic (but accessible) analyses of some of the key texts in the genre. What is perhaps the most valuable aspect of the book is the fact that Peter Messent has managed to unearth new insights into this much written-about subject — no easy task in the 21st century, when a considerable amount of analysis of the field (including, in a modest way, by this writer) is so endemic.”  (\u003ci\u003eCrime Time\u003c\/i\u003e, 27 February 2013) \u003c\/p\u003e \"...at a stroke this volume joins the library of key texts in the field.\" (\u003ci\u003eCrime Time\u003c\/i\u003e, February 2013)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"... a good introduction to a prolific genre.\" (\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2013)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Crime Fiction Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive introduction to the origins, development, and cultural significance of the crime fiction genre, focusing mainly on American British, and Scandinavian texts.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an accessible and well-written introduction to the genre of crime fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMoves with ease between a general overview of the genre and useful theoretical approaches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a close analysis of the key texts in the crime fiction tradition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifies what makes crime fiction of such cultural importance and illuminates the social and political anxieties at its heart.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows the similarities and differences between British, American, and Scandinavian crime fiction traditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroductory Note ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 The Politics, Main Forms, and Key Concerns of Crime Fiction 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Politics of Crime Fiction 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Types of Crime Fiction 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClassical Detective Fiction 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard-Boiled Detective Fiction 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Police Novel 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransgressor Narratives 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVision, Supervision, and the City 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrime and the Body 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGender Matters 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepresentations of Race 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Some Key Works in Crime Fiction 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdgar Allan Poe: “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841) 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArthur Conan Doyle: The Sign of Four (1890) 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgatha Christie: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926) 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDashiell Hammett: The Maltese Falcon (1930) 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaymond Chandler: The Big Sleep (1939) 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames M. Cain: Double Indemnity (1936) 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatricia Highsmith: The Talented Mr. Ripley (1955) 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChester Himes: Cotton Comes to Harlem (1965) 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö: The Laughing Policeman (1968) 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames Ellroy: The Black Dahlia (1987) 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas Harris: The Silence of the Lambs (1988) 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatricia Cornwell: Unnatural Exposure (1997) 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIan Rankin: The Naming of the Dead (2006) 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStieg Larsson: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2005) 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnd Note 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 253\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52472070963480,"sku":"9780470657041","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780470657041.jpg?v=1785715610","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-crime-fiction-handbook-paperback-softback-9780470657041","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}