Book of Donmon Teith

This Companion covers British and American crime fiction from the eighteenth century to the end of the twentieth. As well as discussing the 'detective' fiction

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This book provides a comprehensive overview of all the different kinds of crime fiction, with examples from successful contemporary writers in each of the diffe

Provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Accessible and clear, this comprehensive overview is the essent