Crime Fiction and Film in the Sunshine State

Crime Fiction and Film in the Sunshine State PDF Author: Steve Glassman
Publisher: Popular Press
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 208

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Book Description
Examines Florida's legacy of fictional detectives and mystery writers, revealing why the center of crime shifted from Los Angeles to Miami. Contains chapters on Florida's crime and detective fiction through 1945, South Florida noir and the grotesque, and Florida film noir from Key Largo to Body Heat. Includes a bibliography of Florida mysteries, 1895-1996. For students of popular culture and mystery lovers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR