{"product_id":"murder-in-a-few-words-9781476673721","title":"Murder in a Few Words","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Investigations\u003cbr\u003eOne. Reading the Crime Short Story\u003cbr\u003eTwo. Early Crime Short Stories and the Crime Trope\u003cbr\u003eThree. Rise of the Detectives\u003cbr\u003eFour. The Golden Age Crime Short Story\u003cbr\u003eFive. The American Crime Short Story I: Domestic Noir\u003cbr\u003eSix. The American Crime Short Story II: The ­Hard-Boiled Mode\u003cbr\u003eSeven. Postcolonial Crime Short Stories I: Canadian Transgressions\u003cbr\u003eEight. Postcolonial Crime Short Stories II: Irish Mythology Reimagined\u003cbr\u003eNine. Reimagining Sherlock Holmes in the Postmodern Age\u003cbr\u003eTen. The Nordic Noir Crime Short Story\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003eWorks Cited\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040440779095,"sku":"9781476673721","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476673721.jpg?v=1750946757","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/murder-in-a-few-words-9781476673721","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}