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) |
Book Synopsis Deviance in Contemporary Crime Fiction by : C. Gregoriou
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.