Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction

by Professor 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.
  • ISBN13 9781349500567
  • Publish Date 1 January 2015
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 12 March 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
  • Imprint Palgrave Pivot
  • Edition 1st ed. 2015
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 133
  • Language English