Forensic Crime Fiction

This study of forensic crime fiction from the US and the UK examines the prominent roles that women play in many of these novels, arguing that there are historical continuities with earlier forms of contact with the dead body.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Raising the Dead: A Woman's Work?; 2. The Limits of Science; 3. Catching Criminals; Appendix 1: Interview with Professor Niamh Nic Daeid; Appendix 2: Interview with Val McDermid.

Summary

This study of forensic crime fiction from the US and the UK examines the prominent roles that women play in many of these novels, arguing that there are historical continuities with earlier forms of contact with the dead body.

Foreword

An exploration of the interactions between forensic science and crime fiction, with an emphasis on the role of women.

Product details

• Authors: Aliki Varvogli, Aliki (University of Dundee) Varvogli, Varvogli Aliki
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2024
• EAN: 9781009517249
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0951724-9
• No. of pages: 74
• Series: Elements in Crime Narratives
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Crime & mystery, Literature: history & criticism, Crime and mystery fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Literature: history and criticism