{"product_id":"crime-fiction-john-scaggs-9780415318242","title":"Crime Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrime Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series, John Scaggs: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003epresents a concise history of crime fiction - from biblical narratives to James Ellroy - broadening the genre to include revenge tragedy and the gothic novel\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexplores the key sub-genres of crime fiction, such as 'Rational Criminal Investigation', The Hard-Boiled Mode', 'The Police Procedural' and 'Historical Crime Fiction'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003elocates texts and their recurring themes and motifs in a wider social and historical context\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eoutlines the various critical concepts that are central to the study of crime fiction, including gender, narrative theory and film theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003econsiders contemporary television series like C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation alongside the 'classic' whodunnits of Agatha Christie.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccessible and clear, this comprehensive overview is the essential guide for all those studying crime fiction and concludes with a look at future directions for the genre in the twentieth-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Scaggs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415318246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415318242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/27\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.84h x 5.12w x 0.56d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Scaggs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946599645439,"sku":"9780415318242","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e5c8d498-b258-42ee-9593-9edcb6f75af3.jpg?v=1681514060","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crime-fiction-john-scaggs-9780415318242","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}