Who is the primary readership demographic of crime novels?
women
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What ere does the trope of the hard-boiled detective come from?
the American Golden Age of crime fiction
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What is free indirect discourse?
only in 3rd person narratives
when the POV character's voice is heard through the text without speeah marks or indicators
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What is a clue puzzle?
give an example.
carefully plotted detective fiction
e.g. Agatha Christie
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Crime compared to tragedy?
A crime novel is a tragedy with
a happy ending
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What does modern crime writing have that
Golden age does not?
a sense of horror about the death
perhaps no resolution
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What does the creation of crime as a genre reflect about society at the time?
Developed in late 1800s when the Church was losing its control on society
-Crime fiction as a substitute for religious
certainty
-the detective replacing the priest
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How does the importance of Gossip in crime fiction make a social critique?
Gossip is valued
it is a primary and important source of information
most associated with femininity though, so it being so valued subverts gender norms
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Key elements of the police procedural?
Recurring characters
Plot
Pacing
Accuracy
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Characters in the Police procedural?
Detective relies on other characters to solve the crime
Detective obsessed with solving crime, often mavericks
Second character - confidant
Third character - Love interest
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Police procedural:
What follows a detective's moment of self reflection?
A spurt of pro activity,
the ebb and flow of the plot
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Accuracy in Police procedural?
Location
law enforcement agency
forensics
courts and lawyers
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