American crime fiction : a cultural history of Nobrow literature as art /: a cultural history of Nobrow literature as art. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peter Swirski.
• Authors: Swirski, Peter, 1966-
• Contents: 1. Nobrow: contents and discontents -- 2. Briefcases for hire: Dashiell Hammett and John Grisham -- 3. Boilerplate potboilers: William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway -- 4. The not so simple art of murder: Raymond Chandler -- 5. The urban procedural: Ed McBain -- 6. Take two: Nelson DeMille and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 809.04; Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism; Literature, Modern -- 20th century; Literature, Modern -- 21st century; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary; Literature; Literature, Modern; Electronic books; Literatures
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319301082
• Related ISBNs: 331930108X; 9783319301075; 3319301071
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 24, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.