This hugely obtainable, vigorous and informative learn supplies a transparent and finished evaluate of contemporary tendencies in American crime fiction. development on a dialogue of the rapid predecessors, Bertens and D'haen specialize in the paintings of renowned and award-winning authors of the final fifteen years. specific cognizance is given to writers who've transformed validated conventions and explored new instructions, in particular ladies and people from ethnic minorities.
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