Masquerade, Crime and Fiction - (Crime Files) Annotated by L Peach (Hardcover)

About the Book

This ground breaking study argues that literature and criminology share a common concern to understand modernity.

Book Synopsis

This study of crime and masquerade in fiction focuses upon the criminal as a 'performer'. Through stimulating discussions of a wide range of criminal types, Peach argues for the importance of novels that have been neglected. The book integrates incisive literary and cultural criticism with arguments about gender, masquerade, crime and culture.

Review Quotes

' a significant and worthwhile contribution to the study of crime fiction Peach's excellent study deserves to be taken seriously by those working in the expanding area of crime fiction.' Bran Nicol, Review of English Studies

About the Author

LINDEN PEACH is Professor and Dean of Arts and Social Sciences at Northumbria University, UK. He was previously Professor of Modern Literature at the Universities of Gloucestershire and Loughborough. His previous publications include studies of Virginia Woolf, Angela Carter and the contemporary Irish novel.