Forensic Crime Fiction

Aliki Varvogli (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

74 Seiten

2024
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-51724-9 (ISBN)

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This study of forensic crime fiction from the US and the UK examines the prominent roles that women play in many of these novels, arguing that there are historical continuities with earlier forms of contact with the dead body. Refuting claims that the female forensic examiner exhibits traits of typically masculine behaviour, it suggests that the female gaze humanises the victims of crime and alters their representations. Utilising the views of a world-famous forensic scientist interviewed for this Element, this study also explores the role and treatment of science in forensic crime fiction, shedding light on an area of the genre. Finally, there is a consideration of killers in forensic crime novels, proposing that the relationship between killer and investigator is different from that of the classic crime novel. There are also two Appendices containing interviews with Professor Niamh Nic Daeid and with Val McDermid.

Introduction; 1. Raising the Dead: A Woman's Work?; 2. The Limits of Science; 3. Catching Criminals; Appendix 1: Interview with Professor Niamh Nic Daeid; Appendix 2: Interview with Val McDermid.

Erscheinungsdatum	22.08.2024
Reihe/Serie	Elements in Crime Narratives
Zusatzinfo	Worked examples or Exercises
Verlagsort	Cambridge
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 235 mm
Gewicht	260 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror
	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-009-51724-4 / 1009517244
ISBN-13	978-1-009-51724-9 / 9781009517249
Zustand	Neuware