by Carl D. Malmgren
University of Wisconsin Press, 2001
Paper: 978-0-87972-842-7 | Cloth: 978-0-87972-841-0
Library of Congress Classification PS374.D4M28 2001
Dewey Decimal Classification 813.087209

ABOUT THIS BOOK | TOC
ABOUT THIS BOOK
Anatomy of Murder identifies and explores three basic fictional forms dealing with murder and detection—mystery, detective, and crime fiction. Mystery fiction takes place in a centered world, one whose most distinctive characteristic is motivation. Covering the forms of murder fiction, the book examines texts by Doyle, Christie, Sayers, Hammett, Chandler, Highsmith, Jim Thompson, Thomas Harris, and others.