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BL
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725148
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b544867
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S Sim
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Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction.\ S Sim
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| Publication Statement
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London: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2015
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(134 pages)
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| ISBN
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1137469668
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: 1349500569
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: 9781137469663
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: 9781349500567
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction: The Anti-Detective Figure & the 'New America'; 2 James Ellroy: The LA Quartet & 'Absolute Justice'; 3 James Lee Burke: Dave Robicheaux --;Keeping Evil at Bay; 4 Walter Mosley: Easy Rawlins & the African American Experience; 5 Sara Paretsky: The Female Private Investigator versus Patriarchy; 6 George Pelecanos: Nick Stefanos --;The Private Investigator & 'Absolute Justice'; 7 Conclusion: Crime Fiction, Revenge & Moral Decline; Bibliography; Index.
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The detective figure in contemporary American crime fiction increasingly relies on revenge to bring about justice in a society where there has been a sharp decline in moral values. This study demonstrates how the notion of the detective as a moral exemplar or heroic ideal breaks down in the works of writers such as James Ellroy and Sara Paretsky.
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Literature -- History and criticism.
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Literature, Modern -- 20th century.
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Literature.
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| LC Classification
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PS374.D4S656 2015
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S Sim
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