The relationship between the development of forensic science and the new literary genre of detective fiction in Britain and America.
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'This is a persuasive, original and stimulating work ...' The Times Literary Supplement
'Generously illustrated ... and lucidly written, it is a forceful and persuasive analysis of the creative dialogue between forensic science, criminology, and detective fiction.' English
'Detective Fiction and the Rise of Forensic Science is a major achievement.' Semiotica
This is a book about the relationship between the development of forensic science in the nineteenth century and the new literary genre of detective fiction in Britain and America - from Edgar Allan Poe, Dickens and Hawthorne through Twain and Conan Doyle to Hammett, Chandler and Christie.
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