Action and Consequence
The Psychology of Detective Stories
Published on 1. August 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-6657-7199-3 (ISBN)
Description
Why do people like reading and watching detective stories? This book is a detective story, moving to discover an answer to this question. A murder tears a jagged hole in society. A detective discovers this hole and then repairs it, helping us all to live with each other.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
180 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6657-7199-3 (9781665771993)
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Keith Oatley | Jennifer Jenkins
Action and Consequence: The Psychology of Detective Stories
E-Book
08/2025
Archway Publishing
€3.49
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