The Crime Fiction Handbook

<i>The Crime Fiction Handbook</i> presents a comprehensive introduction to the origins, development, and cultural significance of the crime fiction genre, focusing mainly on American British, and Scandinavian texts. <ul> <li>Provides an accessible and well-written introduction to the genre of crime fiction</li> <li>Moves with ease between a general overview of the genre and useful theoretical approaches</li> <li>Includes a close analysis of the key texts in the crime fiction tradition</li> <li>Identifies what makes crime fiction of such cultural importance and illuminates the social and political anxieties at its heart.</li> <li>Shows the similarities and differences between British, American, and Scandinavian crime fiction traditions</li> </ul> <p> </p> <br /> <br />