Exploring Genre - Crime Fiction

Exploring Genre - Crime Fiction

Author: Barbara Stanners

Publisher:

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9781921085413

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Each title in this series of teacher resource books, intended for use with students in Years 9-12, starts with a detailed definition of the genre, followed by an examination of a wide range of texts.


Satire

Satire

Author: Barbara Stanners

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 9781921586453

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Each title in this series of teacher resource books, intended for use with students in Years 9-12, starts with a detailed definition of the genre, followed by an examination of a wide range of texts.


Teaching Crime Fiction

Teaching Crime Fiction

Author: Charlotte Beyer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-07-18

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 3319906089

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More than perhaps any other genre, crime fiction invites debate over the role of popular fiction in English studies. This book offers lively original essays on teaching crime fiction written by experienced British and international scholar teachers, providing vital insight into this diverse genre through a series of compelling subjects. Taking its starting-point in pedagogical reflections and classroom experiences, the book explores methods for teaching students to develop their own critical perspectives as crime fiction critics, the impact of feminism, postcolonialism, and ecocriticism on crime fiction, crime fiction and film, the crime short story, postgraduate perspectives, and more.


Life Is Short and Then You Die

Life Is Short and Then You Die

Author: Kelley Armstrong

Publisher: Imprint

Published: 2019-09-10

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 125019640X

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Life Is Short and Then You Die is the Mystery Writers of America's first teen anthology, edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong. Adolescence is a time of “firsts.” First kiss. First love. First loss. First job. The first taste of adult responsibilities, and the first look at an independent life away from both the restrictions and the security of home. And in this case, a very different type of “first”: murder. This short story collection of murder mysteries adds a sinister spin to the joy and pain of firsts that have always been a major part of life, whether it be high school cliques who take the term “backstabbing” too seriously, stumbling upon a body on the way home from school, or receiving a Snapchat message that promises something deadly. Contributors include Barry Lyga, Caleb Roehrig, Emmy Laybourne, Jonathan Maberry, R.L. Stine, Rachel Vincent, Y.S. Lee, and more! An Imprint Book


The Singing Sands

The Singing Sands

Author: Josephine Tey

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-09-15

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13:

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'The Singing Sands' is a detective novel written by Josephine Tey, the pseudonym used by Elizabeth MacKintosh. It follows a Scotland Yard inspector named Alan Grant, who while on sick leave, happened upon a dead man in the night train he rode on his way to Scotland.


This Is How It Ends

This Is How It Ends

Author: Eva Dolan

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2018-01-25

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1408886626

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Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month The Times Crime Book of the Month Mail on Sunday Thriller of the Week 'Elegantly crafted, humane and thought-provoking. She's top drawer' Ian Rankin This is how it begins. With a near-empty building, the inhabitants forced out of their homes by property developers. With two women: idealistic, impassioned blogger Ella and seasoned campaigner, Molly. With a body hidden in a lift shaft. But how will it end?


The Centrality of Crime Fiction in American Literary Culture

The Centrality of Crime Fiction in American Literary Culture

Author: Alfred Bendixen

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2017-06-26

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1317190718

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This collection of essays by leading scholars insists on a larger recognition of the importance and diversity of crime fiction in U.S. literary traditions. Instead of presenting the genre as the property of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, this book maps a larger territory which includes the domains of Mark Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Richard Wright, Flannery O’Connor, Cormac McCarthy and other masters of fiction.The essays in this collection pay detailed attention to both the genuine artistry and the cultural significance of crime fiction in the United States. It emphasizes American crime fiction’s inquiry into the nature of democratic society and its exploration of injustices based on race, class, and/or gender that are specifically located in the details of American experience.Each of these essays exists on its own terms as a significant contribution to scholarship, but when brought together, the collection becomes larger than the sum of its pieces in detailing the centrality of crime fiction to American literature. This is a crucial book for all students of American fiction as well as for those interested in the literary treatment of crime and detection, and also has broad appeal for classes in American popular culture and American modernism.


Exploring Genre Fiction

Exploring Genre Fiction

Author: Janet Blaylock

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 0557007712

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This is a collection of short stories in the various genre fiction subgenres such as Christian Fiction, Comedy, Detective Fiction, Fables,Fantasy, and others.


Crime Fiction: A Very Short Introduction

Crime Fiction: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Richard Bradford

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2015-05-28

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 0191642703

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Crime fiction has been one of the most popular genres since the 19th century, but has roots in works as varied as Sophocles, Herodotus, and Shakespeare. In this Very Short Introduction Richard Bradford explores the history of the genre, by considering the various definitions of 'crime fiction' and looking at how it has developed over time. Discussing the popularity of crime fiction worldwide and its various styles; the role that gender plays within the genre; spy fiction, and legal dramas and thrillers; he explores how the crime novel was shaped by the work of British and American authors in the 18th and 19th centuries. Highlighting the works of notorious authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, and Raymond Chandler — to name but a few — he considers the role of the crime novel in modern popular culture and asks whether we can, and whether we should, consider crime fiction serious 'literature'. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.


The Color of Bee Larkham's Murder

The Color of Bee Larkham's Murder

Author: Sarah J. Harris

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2018-06-12

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1501187910

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A boy with synesthesia—a condition that causes him to see colors when he hears sounds—tries to uncover what happened to his beautiful new neighbor—and if he was ultimately responsible in this “compelling and emotionally charged mystery that warrants comparisons to Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” (Library Journal). In this highly original “fantastic debut” (Publishers Weekly, starred review), thirteen-year-old Jasper Wishart lives in a world of dazzling color that no one else can see, least of all his dad. Words, numbers, days of the week, people’s voices—everything has its own unique shade. But recently Jasper has been haunted by a color he doesn’t like or understand: the color of murder. Convinced he’s done something terrible to his neighbor, Bee Larkham, Jasper revisits the events of the last few months to paint the story of their relationship from the very beginning. As he struggles to untangle the knot of untrustworthy memories and colors that will lead him to the truth, it seems that there’s someone else out there determined to stop him—at any cost. Full of page-turning suspense and heart-wrenching poignancy—as well as plenty of humor—The Color of Bee Larkham’s Murder is “completely original and impossible to predict” (Benjamin Ludwig, author of Ginny Moon) with a unique hero who will stay with you long after you turn the last page.