Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction PDF
by Stuart Sim
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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.
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- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Publication Date:08/04/2015
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- ISBN:9781137469663
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- Format:PDF
- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Publication Date:08/04/2015
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- ISBN:9781137469663