num_pages: 242
description: This highly accessible, lively and informative study gives a clear and comprehensive overview of recent trends in American crime fiction. Building on a discussion of the immediate predecessors, Bertens and D'haen focus on the work of popular and award-winning authors of the last fifteen years. Particular attention is given to writers who have reworked established conventions and explored new directions, especially women and those from ethnic minorities.
language: English
title: Contemporary American Crime Fiction
titlecomplete: Contemporary American Crime Fiction (Crime Files)
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Palgrave Macmillan