Classic American Crime Writing of the 1920s—including House Without a Key, The Benson Murder Case, The Tower Treasure, The Roman Hat Mystery, The Tower Treasu

A History of American Crime Fiction places crime fiction within a context of aesthetic practices and experiments, intellectual concerns, and historical debates

This highly accessible, lively and informative study gives a clear and comprehensive overview of recent trends in American crime fiction. Building on a discussi

100 American Crime Writers features discussion and analysis of the lives of crime writers and their key works, examining the developments in American crime writ

This Companion examines the range of American crime fiction from execution sermons of the Colonial era to television programmes like The Sopranos.