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Scene of the Crime: The Importance of Place in Crime and Mystery Fiction
David Geherin
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Description for Scene of the Crime: The Importance of Place in Crime and Mystery Fiction
Paperback. Offering analysis of the fiction of 15 authors, this book focuses on the many ways that setting and place figure in modern crime and mystery novels. It also explores topics such as: the afro-centric urban Los Angeles environment in Walter Mosley's "Devil in a Blue Dress", and the gritty South African setting of James McClure's "The Steam Pig". Num Pages: 217 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Offering analysis of the fiction of 15 authors for whom the setting greatly contributes to their overall literary style, this book focuses on the many ways that "place" figures in modern crime and mystery novels.
The authors (and their settings) are: Georges Simenon (Paris), Donna Leon (Venice), Tony Hillerman (American Southwest), Walter Mosley (South Central Los Angeles), George P. Pelecanos (Washington, D.C.), Sara Paretsky (Chicago), James Lee Burke (Southern Louisiana), Carl Hiaasen (South Florida), Ian Rankin (Edinburgh), Alexander McCall Smith (Botswana), James McClure (South Africa), Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo (Stockholm), Paco Ignacio Taibo II ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Condition
New
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
Jefferson, NC, United States
ISBN
9780786432981
SKU
V9780786432981
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About David Geherin
David Geherin, a professor emeritus of English at Eastern Michigan University, is the author of ten books on crime fiction, two of which were finalists for the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Allan Poe Award. He lives in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Reviews for Scene of the Crime: The Importance of Place in Crime and Mystery Fiction
“one of the best academic writers on crime fiction for more than a quarter-century...the author does the expected solid job”—Mystery Scene.