| Deviance in Contemporary Crime Fiction 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Gregoriou, C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0230594638 ISBN-13: 9780230594630 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2007 Annotation: Christiana Gregoriou's book, now available in paperback, attempts to redefine the boundaries of an endlessly fascinating genre by exploring three aspects of deviance that contemporary crime fiction manipulates: linguistic, social, and generic. It includes detailed case studies on James Patterson, Michael Connelly and Patricia Cornwell. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Mystery & Detective Fiction - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: 813.087 |
| Series: Crime Files |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.55 lbs) 178 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores the three aspects of deviance that contemporary crime fiction manipulates: linguistic, social, and generic. Gregoriou conducts case studies into crime series by James Patterson, Michael Connelly and Patricia Cornwell, and investigates the way in which these novelists correspondingly challenge those aforementioned conventions. |