This highly accessible, lively and informative study gives a clear and comprehensive overview of recent trends in American crime fiction. Building on a discussion of the immediate predecessors, Bertens and D'haen focus on the work of popular and award-winning authors of the last fifteen years. Particular attention is given to writers who have reworked established conventions and explored new directions, especially women and those from ethnic minorities.
| ISBN: | 9780333674550 |
| Publication date: | 25th October 2001 |
| Author: | Hans Bertens, Theo Dhaen |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Crime Files |
| Genres: |
Fiction Cultural studies Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literature: history and criticism |