Anatomy of Murder: Mystery, Detective, and Crime Fiction

Anatomy of Murder: Mystery, Detective, and Crime Fiction
ISBN-10
0879728426
ISBN-13
9780879728427
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
210
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
Popular Press
Author
Carl Darryl Malmgren

Description

Mystery fiction takes place in a centered world, one whose most distinctive characteristic is motivation (of behavior and signs). Built on a faith in foundations, it insists upon the solidity of social life, the validity of social conventions, and the sanctity of signs. Mystery assures us that motives exist for both words and deeds.".

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