Deviance in Contemporary Crime Fiction
Author | : C. Gregoriou |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2007-01-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230207219 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230207219 |
Rating | : 4/5 (219 Downloads) |
Download or read book Deviance in Contemporary Crime Fiction written by C. Gregoriou and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-01-30 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the three aspects of deviance that contemporary crime fiction manipulates: linguistic, social, and generic. Gregoriou conducts case studies into crime series by James Patterson, Michael Connelly and Patricia Cornwell, and investigates the way in which these novelists correspondingly challenge those aforementioned conventions.