The Cambridge companion to American crime fiction / edited by Catherine Ross Nickerson. [electronic...
The Cambridge companion to American crime fiction / edited by Catherine Ross Nickerson. [electronic...
The Cambridge companion to American crime fiction / edited by Catherine Ross Nickerson. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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English
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1 online resource (xii, 190 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
Introduction : the satisfactions of murder / Catherine Ross Nickerson -- Early American crime writing / Sara Crosby -- Poe and the origins of detective fiction / Stephen Rachman -- Women writers before 1960 / Catherine Ross Nickerson -- The hard-boiled novel / Sean McCann -- The American roman noir...
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2010.
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Summary
From the execution sermons of the Colonial era to television programs like The Wire and The Sopranos, crime writing has played an important role in American culture. Its ability to register fear, desire and anxiety has made it a popular genre with a wide audience. These new essays, written for students as well as readers of crime fiction, demonstra...
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The Cambridge companion to American crime fiction / edited by Catherine Ross Nickerson. [electronic resource]
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Cambridge companions online.
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Cambridge companions to literature
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English
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74VKVw6N3LXM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVw6N3LXM
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0-511-76284-4
1-139-80097-3
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813/.087209
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991023962542702626
