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Graphic novel · Adult

The Poetics of Murder

detective fiction and literary theory

by Glen W. Most and William W. Stowe

394 pages · 1983

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Essays explore the reasons for the popularity of murder mysteries and discuss the literary techniques and social aspects of detective novels.

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