David Geherin

Scene of the Crime

The Importance of Place in Crime and Mystery Fiction

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Produktbeschreibung

Offering analysis of the fiction of 15 authors, this book focuses on the many ways that setting and place figure in modern crime and mystery novels. It also explores topics such as: the afro-centric urban Los Angeles environment in Walter Mosley's ""Devil in a Blue Dress"", and the gritty South African setting of James McClure's ""The Steam Pig"".

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Februar 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 314g
• ISBN-13: 9780786432981
• ISBN-10: 0786432985
• Artikelnr.: 23305483

Autorenporträt

David Geherin, a professor emeritus of English at Eastern Michigan University, is the author of ten books on crime fiction, two of which were finalists for the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe Award. He lives in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface     
Introduction The Importance of Place in Fiction     
1. Georges Simenon Paris     
2. Donna Leon Venice     
3. Tony Hillerman The American Southwest     
4. Walter Mosley South Central Los Angeles     
5. George P. Pelecanos Washington, D.C.     
6. Sara Paretsky Chicago     
7. James Lee Burke Southern Louisiana     
8. Carl Hiaasen South Florida     
9. Ian Rankin Edinburgh     
10. Alexander McCall Smith Botswana     
11. James McClure South Africa     
12. Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö Stockholm     
13. Paco Ignacio Taibo II Mexico City     
14. Leonardo Sciascia Sicily     
15. Lindsey Davis Ancient Rome     
Works Consulted197
Index