Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction

Stuart Sim author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:8th Apr '15

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The detective figure in contemporary American crime fiction increasingly relies on revenge to bring about justice in a society where there has been a sharp decline in moral values. This study demonstrates how the notion of the detective as a moral exemplar or heroic ideal breaks down in the works of writers such as James Ellroy and Sara Paretsky.

ISBN: 9781137469656

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 2765g

133 pages