Examines the debate about popular fiction in the last two decades and its position within popular culture, with reference to crime fiction, soap opera, romance and TV sitcoms.

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Jerry Palmer is a Professor of Communications at City of London Polytechnic. He is the author of Thrillers (1978) and The Logic of the Absurd (1987), and the wide range of articles he has written on popular culture indicates his lasting interest in the field.

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Had We But Known? has a stock of around 7000 books with two main specialisms of Mystery novels from the ?Golden Age of Detection? (or GAD as it is sometimes called) and History, particularly Scottish and Medieval History. We also have a large selection of Scottish literature. In addition to these we have good smaller collections of Science Fiction, pulp paperbacks, Chess and European Literature in translation. We issue occasional catalogue of Golden Age Mysteries and Scottish Literature and History

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