Leseprobe
Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Mystery and detective fiction
2.1 The origins of detective fiction
2.2 The appearance of the detective
2.3. Characteristics of the detective novel
2.4 Classic detective fiction – Sherlock Holmes
3. The Golden Age of detective fiction
3.1 The ‘Queen of Crime’
3.2 Characteristics of Golden Age fiction
3.3 Rules in Golden Age fiction – Fair Play
4. American hard-boiled crime fiction
4.1 Hammett and Chandler
4.2 Characteristics of hard-boiled crime fiction
5. The Police Procedural
5.1 Origins of the Police Procedural
5.2 Characteristics of the Police Procedural
6. The Thriller
6.1 Origins of the Thriller
6.2 Characteristics of the Thriller
7. Conclusion
8. Bibliography
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- Cindy Härcher (Autor:in), 2009, The development of crime fiction, München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/167614
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