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- catalog abstract "The American crime novel has never been stronger nor more popular. This exciting new collection offers a comprehensive view of some of the most important developments in crime fiction. The contributors explore the significant new directions which the genre has recently taken and examine their importance in terms of American cultural self-definition as they tap into contemporary concerns about place, identity, gender, race, oppression and justice. In particular, the contributors focus on the ways in which new multicultural perspectives are now challenging the predominantly white, male tradition. The work of some of America's best crime writers is examined, including Patricia Cornwell, James Ellroy, Elmore Leonard, Walter Mosely and Barbara Wilson. The proliferation of sub-genres, such as court and police procedurals, is also examined.".
- catalog contributor b11006642.
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: From Private Eye to Police Procedural -- The Logic of Contemporary Crime Fiction / Peter Messent -- 1. Criminal Suits: Style and Surveillance, Strategy and Tactics in Elmore Leonard / Barry Taylor -- 2. Black Noir: Race and Urban Space in Walter Mosley's Detective Fiction / Liam Kennedy -- 3. V.I. Warshawski, Kinsey Millhone and Kay Scarpetta: Creating a Feminist Detective Hero / Sabine Vanacker -- 4. The Lesbian Thriller: Transgressive Investigations / Paulina Palmer -- 5. Policing the Margins: Barbara Wilson's Gaudi Afternoon and Troubles in Transylvania / Christopher Gair -- 6. Reading the Signs: Detection and Anthropology in the Work of Tony Hillerman / David Murray -- 7. The Last Good Place; James Crumley, the West and the Detective Novel / John Harvey -- 8. James Ellroy, Los Angeles and the Spectacular Crisis of Masculinity / Josh Cohen -- 9. Law Crimes: The Legal Fictions of John Grisham and Scott Turow / Nick Heffernan.".
- catalog description "The American crime novel has never been stronger nor more popular. This exciting new collection offers a comprehensive view of some of the most important developments in crime fiction. The contributors explore the significant new directions which the genre has recently taken and examine their importance in terms of American cultural self-definition as they tap into contemporary concerns about place, identity, gender, race, oppression and justice. In particular, the contributors focus on the ways in which new multicultural perspectives are now challenging the predominantly white, male tradition. The work of some of America's best crime writers is examined, including Patricia Cornwell, James Ellroy, Elmore Leonard, Walter Mosely and Barbara Wilson. The proliferation of sub-genres, such as court and police procedurals, is also examined.".
- catalog extent "ix, 252 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0745310176 (hardcover)".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; Chicago, Ill. : Pluto Press,".
- catalog subject "813/.087209 21".
- catalog subject "American fiction 20th century History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Detective and mystery stories, American History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "PS374.D4 C75 1997".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: From Private Eye to Police Procedural -- The Logic of Contemporary Crime Fiction / Peter Messent -- 1. Criminal Suits: Style and Surveillance, Strategy and Tactics in Elmore Leonard / Barry Taylor -- 2. Black Noir: Race and Urban Space in Walter Mosley's Detective Fiction / Liam Kennedy -- 3. V.I. Warshawski, Kinsey Millhone and Kay Scarpetta: Creating a Feminist Detective Hero / Sabine Vanacker -- 4. The Lesbian Thriller: Transgressive Investigations / Paulina Palmer -- 5. Policing the Margins: Barbara Wilson's Gaudi Afternoon and Troubles in Transylvania / Christopher Gair -- 6. Reading the Signs: Detection and Anthropology in the Work of Tony Hillerman / David Murray -- 7. The Last Good Place; James Crumley, the West and the Detective Novel / John Harvey -- 8. James Ellroy, Los Angeles and the Spectacular Crisis of Masculinity / Josh Cohen -- 9. Law Crimes: The Legal Fictions of John Grisham and Scott Turow / Nick Heffernan.".
- catalog title "Criminal proceedings : the contemporary American crime novel / edited by Peter Messent.".
- catalog type "text".