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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783619203321

Autore

Scaggs John <1970-, >

Titolo

Crime fiction / / John Scaggs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-36823-2

1-134-36824-0

1-280-10254-3

9786610102549

0-203-59853-9

Descrizione fisica

viii, 170 p

Collana

The new critical idiom

Classificazione

18.05

18.06

Disciplina

823/.087209

Soggetti

Detective and mystery stories, English - History and criticism

Detective and mystery stories, American - History and criticism

Crime in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-165) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.