American Noir

After the success of earlier entries in his 'Noir' series Barry Forshaw tackles the largest body of crime fiction from a single country: the United States. The result is a perfect reader's guide to modern American crime fiction. Genre giants appear beside exciting new talents, and Forshaw's knowledge of, and personal acquaintance with, many of the writers allows valuable insights into this massively popular field. Included as well are some of the best crime films to ever have been produced in the US. An indispensable guide to any crime fiction lover.

About the author

Barry Forshaw is the author of Brit Noir, Euro Noir, Nordic Noir, The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction, and The Man Who Left Too Soon. He edits Crime Time and is former Vice Chair of the Crime Writers' Association.

Summary

Barry Forshaw is acknowledged as a leading expert on crime fiction and film. Following his books on Nordic Noir, Brit Noir and Euro Noir he now tackles the largest and, some might argue, most impressive body of crime fiction from a single country, the United States, to produce the perfect reader's guide to...

Product details

• Authors: Barry Forshaw
• Publisher: Oldcastle Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.04.2017
• EAN: 9781843449188
• ISBN: 978-1-84344-918-8
• No. of pages: 1
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 140 g
• Series: Pocket Essentials (Paperback)
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies