Description
Offering analysis of the fiction of 15 authors for whom the setting greatly contributes to their overall literary style, this book focuses on the many ways that "place" figures in modern crime and mystery novels.
The authors (and their settings) are: Georges Simenon (Paris), Donna Leon (Venice), Tony Hillerman (American Southwest), Walter Mosley (South Central Los Angeles), George P. Pelecanos (Washington, D.C.), Sara Paretsky (Chicago), James Lee Burke (Southern Louisiana), Carl Hiaasen (South Florida), Ian Rankin (Edinburgh), Alexander McCall Smith (Botswana), James McClure (South Africa), Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo (Stockholm), Paco Ignacio Taibo II (Mexico City), Leonardo Sciascia (Sicily) and Lindsey Davis (Ancient Rome).
About the Author
David Geherin, a professor emeritus of English at Eastern Michigan University, is the author of ten books on crime fiction, two of which were finalists for the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe Award. He lives in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Reviews
"one of the best academic writers on crime fiction for more than a quarter-century...the author does the expected solid job"-Mystery Scene.
Awards
Short-listed for Edgar Allan Poe Awards (Critical/Biographical) 2009 and Macavity Award (Nonfiction) 2009.
Book Information
ISBN 9780786432981
Author David Geherin
Format Paperback
Page Count 223
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 308g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 11mm
