Description
Book Synopsis The clue-puzzle, legal thriller, and classic whodunit are just a few of the subgenres within the widely popular crime fiction genre. However, despite its popularity among readers, the crime short story genre has yet to be fully explored by scholars. This book offers a deep-dive into crime short stories written by a wide range of authors, tracing the history and evolution of the crime short story. The book offers an accessible and original examination of crime short stories, focusing on compelling themes such as miscarriage of justice, feminism, environmental crime and toxic masculinity.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Investigations
One. Reading the Crime Short Story
Two. Early Crime Short Stories and the Crime Trope
Three. Rise of the Detectives
Four. The Golden Age Crime Short Story
Five. The American Crime Short Story I: Domestic Noir
Six. The American Crime Short Story II: The Hard-Boiled Mode
Seven. Postcolonial Crime Short Stories I: Canadian Transgressions
Eight. Postcolonial Crime Short Stories II: Irish Mythology Reimagined
Nine. Reimagining Sherlock Holmes in the Postmodern Age
Ten. The Nordic Noir Crime Short Story
Afterword
Works Cited
Index
