Forensic Crime Fiction

by Aliki Varvogli

This study of forensic crime fiction from the US and the UK examines the prominent roles that women play in many of these novels, arguing that there are historical continuities with earlier forms of contact with the dead body. Refuting claims that the female forensic examiner exhibits traits of typically masculine behaviour, it suggests that the female gaze humanises the victims of crime and alters their representations. Utilising the views of a world-famous...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009517244
• ISBN13: 9781009517249
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"