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Bloody Murder: From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel

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Publisher
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Language
English
Published
1986
  • Roman policier
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Kriminalroman
  • History and criticism
  • Histoire et critique
  • Crime in literature

The first problem facing anybody writing about crime fiction is to stake out the limits of the theme.