{"product_id":"9780470657041","title":"The Crime Fiction Handbook","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Literature Handbooks\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Crime Fiction Handbook\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeter Messent\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Crime Fiction Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e presents a comprehensive introduction to the origins, development, and cultural significance of the crime fiction genre, focusing mainly on American British, and Scandinavian texts.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an accessible and well-written introduction to the genre of crime fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMoves with ease between a general overview of the genre and useful theoretical approaches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a close analysis of the key texts in the crime fiction tradition\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifies what makes crime fiction of such cultural importance and illuminates the social and political anxieties at its heart.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows the similarities and differences between British, American, and Scandinavian crime fiction traditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Messent\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Modern American Literature at the University of Nottingham. A specialist on Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, and crime fiction, he has published numerous books and articles on a variety of nineteenth- and twentieth-century American writers. His most recent publication is the prize-winning book \u003ci\u003eMark Twain and Male Friendship\u003c\/i\u003e (2009). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 December 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470657041\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.48\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384329203852,"sku":"9780470657041","price":25.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470657041_c8246bec-d71e-4777-bf82-a206de939e52.jpg?v=1780235369","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470657041","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}