Contemporary Crime Fiction: A Surfeit of Riches
Contemporary Crime Fiction: A Surfeit of Riches

Summary/Abstract: Contemporary crime fiction presents us with a surfeit of riches. As an enthusiastic crime fiction reader, you might feel like a kid in a sweet shop: too much to take in, where to look, what to read first. Examining the wealth of publications appearing in print every year, crime fiction presents an enormous breadth of generic variety, characters, locations, historical periods, political priorities and cultural diversity. This special issue of American, British and Canadian Studies features a collection of scholarly and creative material addressing major trends and preoccupations in crime fiction today. It comprises innovative critical articles by crime fiction scholars, creative contributions from prominent crime fiction authors, poems about true crime, and reviews of crime fiction as well as of scholarly works on the genre.

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