Murder in a Few Words
Gender, Genre and Location in the Crime Short Story
Published on 14. December 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
236 pages
978-1-4766-7372-1 (ISBN)
Description
The clue-puzzle, legal thriller, and classic whodunit are just a few of the subgenres within the widely popular crime fiction genre. However, despite its popularity among readers, the crime short story genre has yet to be fully explored by scholars. This book offers a deep-dive into crime short stories written by a wide range of authors, tracing the history and evolution of the crime short story. The book offers an accessible and original examination of crime short stories, focusing on compelling themes such as miscarriage of justice, feminism, environmental crime and toxic masculinity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
notes, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4766-7372-1 (9781476673721)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Charlotte Beyer is a Senior Fellow of HEA and lectures at the University of Gloucestershire, UK. She is a widely published crime fiction specialist.
Content
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Investigations
One.?Reading the Crime Short Story
Two.?Early Crime Short Stories and the Crime Trope
Three.?Rise of the Detectives
Four.?The Golden Age Crime Short Story
Five.?The American Crime Short Story I: Domestic Noir
Six.?The American Crime Short Story II: The -Hard-Boiled Mode
Seven.?Postcolonial Crime Short Stories I: Canadian Transgressions
Eight.?Postcolonial Crime Short Stories II: Irish Mythology Reimagined
Nine.?Reimagining Sherlock Holmes in the Postmodern Age
Ten.?The Nordic Noir Crime Short Story
Afterword
Works Cited
Index
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Investigations
One.?Reading the Crime Short Story
Two.?Early Crime Short Stories and the Crime Trope
Three.?Rise of the Detectives
Four.?The Golden Age Crime Short Story
Five.?The American Crime Short Story I: Domestic Noir
Six.?The American Crime Short Story II: The -Hard-Boiled Mode
Seven.?Postcolonial Crime Short Stories I: Canadian Transgressions
Eight.?Postcolonial Crime Short Stories II: Irish Mythology Reimagined
Nine.?Reimagining Sherlock Holmes in the Postmodern Age
Ten.?The Nordic Noir Crime Short Story
Afterword
Works Cited
Index