{"product_id":"9781405167659","title":"A Companion to Crime Fiction","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to Literature and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to Crime Fiction\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCharles J. Rzepka | Lee Horsley\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Mystery \u0026amp; Detective\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eto Crime Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e presents the definitive guide to this popular genre from its origins in the eighteenth century to the present day \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA collection of forty-seven newly commissioned essays from a team of leading scholars across the globe make this \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e the definitive guide to crime fiction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFollows the development of the genre from its origins in the eighteenth century through to its phenomenal present day popularity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures  full-length critical essays on the most significant authors and film-makers, from Arthur Conan Doyle and Dashiell Hammett to Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese exploring the ways in which they have shaped and influenced the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes extensive references to the most up-to-date scholarship, and a comprehensive bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eCharles Rzepka\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Boston University, where he teaches and writes on British Romanticism, popular culture, and detective and crime fiction.   His publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Self as Mind\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), \u003ci\u003eSacramental Commodities\u003c\/i\u003e (1995), \u003ci\u003eDetective Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and \u003ci\u003eEssays, Inventions, Interventions\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Horsley\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Literature and Culture at Lancaster University, where she teaches two specialist crime courses. Her publications include \u003ci\u003ePolitical Fiction and the Historical Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003ci\u003eFictions of Power in English Literature\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e1900-1950\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) \u003ci\u003eTwentieth-Century Crime Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), and an expanded paperback edition of the 2001 publication \u003ci\u003eThe Noir Thriller\u003c\/i\u003e (2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 March 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405167659\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e650\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310857613452,"sku":"9781405167659","price":50.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405167659_5d6aa37b-8cd5-4939-b3f1-b446427f4a49.jpg?v=1780204436","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405167659","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}