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Irish crime fiction

Irish Studies Review, 2021
Since the twentieth century, crime fiction as a genre has developed tremendously, reflecting the socio-economic changes and problems that plague modern urban life.
Neepa Sarkar
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Mediterranean Crime Fiction

2023
Contributing to the growing debate around the definition of Mediterranean noir, Barbara Pezzotti's groundbreaking study is the first in English to propose a rigorous classification of Mediterranean crime fiction. Intersecting crime fiction studies and Mediterranean studies, this interdisciplinary book provides a coherent and stringent definition in ...
Barbara Pezzotti
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Forensic Crime Fiction

This study of forensic crime fiction from the US and the UK examines the prominent roles that women play in many of these novels, arguing that there are historical continuities with earlier forms of contact with the dead body. Refuting claims that the female forensic examiner exhibits traits of typically masculine behaviour, it suggests that the female
A. Varvogli
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“Murder in mykonos”: potentials and limitations of crime fiction literary tourism in Greece

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, 2023
Crime fiction literature is enjoyed worldwide for its intriguing mysteries and cultural references depending on the author's nationality or where the narrative takes place.
Konstantinos Solakis, K. Bellos
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Portraying Psychosis in Crime Fiction: Analysing Representations, Stigmatisation, and Authorial Ethics

Crime Fiction Studies, 2023
Psychosis in crime fiction is often misrepresented, with psychosis and violence oft being conflated. Three recent popular crime fiction novels considered are Shutter Island, Trust Your Eyes, and Spider – whose main characters suffer from psychotic ...
Susan Hatters Friedman
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Rethinking crime fiction readers

Creative Industries Journal, 2022
This research sought to discover how readers of crime fiction novels interact with these texts utilizing a co-creative lens. A qualitative online survey was conducted on three popular crime fiction websites and the responses were analyzed using thematic ...
Dr Jacqueline Burgess, Dr Paul Williams
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The Cambridge Companion to World Crime Fiction

, 2022
Accessible yet comprehensive, this first systematic account of crime fiction across the globe offers a deep and thoroughly nuanced understanding of the genre's transnational history.

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Detection and Gender in Early Crime Fiction: Mrs Bucket to Lady Molly

Crime Fiction Studies, 2022
Crime fiction is often mistakenly held to be based on books and male detection. In fact, in the nineteenth century periodicals were a major mode of publication and from the mid-century on women inquirers played a recurring role in the developing genre ...
S. Knight
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