The Dynamic Detective: Special Interest and Seriality in Contemporary Detective Stories (Studia Anglistica Upsaliensia, 121) - Softcover

Danielsson, Karin Molander

 
9789155453329: The Dynamic Detective: Special Interest and Seriality in Contemporary Detective Stories (Studia Anglistica Upsaliensia, 121)

Synopsis

This doctoral dissertation studies the modern detective story and suggests how the genre accommodates the new conventions and becomes a rhetorical & political force in a modern society characterized by diversity & specialization. Some of the authors studied include: Walter Mosley, Barbara Neely, Amanda Cross, Joan Smith, Dick Francis, Jody Jaffe, Carolyn Banks, Emma Lathen, Janis Harrison & Virginia Rich.

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