At the heart of crime fiction is an investigation into an act of violence. Studies of the genre have generally centered on the relationship between the criminal

With its focus on recent detective series featuring female investigators, this collection analyzes the authors’ treatment of current social, political and eco

This study examines representations of the cityscape and of a so-called "new urban violence" in both detective-centered and detectiveless crime fiction produced

Engaging with pre-feminist and male-authored crime literature, Resisting Invisibility offers a comparative reading of women’s bodies as represented in Spanish

Publisher's description: What are the effects that violent crime has on our everyday lives, both in terms of the individual victims and their larger community?