Justice And Revenge In Contemporary American Crime Fiction

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.

• | Author: Stuart Sim
• | Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• | Publication Date: Apr 08, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 139 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 113746965X
• | ISBN-13: 9781137469656