Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction
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