A Companion to Crime Fiction

Rzepka, Charles J.; Horsley, Lee

A Companion to Crime Fiction presents the definitive guide to this popular genre from its origins in the eighteenth century to the present day

• A collection of forty-seven newly commissioned essays from a team of leading scholars across the globe make this Companion the definitive guide to crime fiction
• Follows the development of the genre from its origins in the eighteenth century through to its phenomenal present day popularity
• Features  full-length critical essays on the most significant authors and film-makers, from Arthur Conan Doyle and Dashiell Hammett to Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese exploring the ways in which they have shaped and influenced the field
• Includes extensive references to the most up-to-date scholarship, and a comprehensive bibliography

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2010-03-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781405167659

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Dimensions: 254.0cm x182.9cm

Pages: 650.0