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The Police Procedural

By: George N. Dove

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In the late 1940s and early 1950s a new kind of detective story appeared on the scene. This was a story in which the mystery is solved by regular police detectives, usually working in teams and using ordinary police routines. This kind of narrative is customarily called the "police procedural" story. And it is the subject of this book. Though there has been numberless writers of these stories, there has never been a book of criticism before.

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087972188X

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9780879721886

The Reader and the Detective Story

By: George N. Dove

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The Reader and the Detective Story

By: George N. Dove

As every detective novel addict knows, there's no greater high than figuring out "whodunit" before the final revelation, resulting in the kind of intellectual satisfaction a shot of bourbon can never offer. Dove takes this reader/writer play to a new level by critically assessing the genre through the principles of Reader Response Theory, outlining the detective story as a special case of reading governed by rules and a specialized formula that traces its genealogy back to Poe's The Murders in the Rue Morgue. Paper edition (unseen), $18.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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220

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0879727322

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9780879727321

Suspense in the Formula Story

By: George N. Dove

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Suspense in the Formula Story

By: George N. Dove

Dove states that the purpose of this book is "to develop a theoretical base for a critical approach to the interpretation of the formula story." Such an approach should take into account the relationship between author and reader that determines such tacit agreements as the two axioms of formula fiction, the reader-knowledge convention, and the signals that pass between author and reader. Specifically, the chief concern of this book will be the criticism/interpretation of the mystery.

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148

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0879724560

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9780879724566

The Boys from Grover Avenue

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct Novels

By: George N. Dove

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The Boys from Grover Avenue

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct Novels

By: George N. Dove

Critically examines the 87th Precinct series of police procedural novels and stories written by Ed McBain (pseudonym of Evan Hunter).

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176

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087972322X

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9780879723224

Philip's Driver's Atlas Britain 2007

By: George Philip & Son

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Philip's Driver's Atlas Britain 2007

By: George Philip & Son

An excellent value atlas featuring fully updated cartography from Philip's digital database, which has been voted Britain's clearest and most detailed mapping in an independent consumer survey and now includes speed camera locations. This atlas includes all the mapping features normally included only in more expensive road atlases.The front section includes route-planner, distance table, legend, London street map, chart of motorway junctions with restricted access, and key map.The road map section includes 96 pages of large-scale mapping covering Britain at 3 miles to 1 inch (north Scotland at 4 miles to 1 inch), marking all fixed speed cameras as well as full road network and town and village details.The town plan section includes 53 town centre maps, marking car parks and places of interest.The comprehensive index includes 28,000 namesMain map scale: 3 miles to 1 inch

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054008882X

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The Police Procedural

The Police Procedural

The Reader and the Detective Story

The Reader and the Detective Story

Suspense in the Formula Story

Suspense in the Formula Story

The Boys from Grover Avenue

The Boys from Grover Avenue

Philip's Driver's Atlas Britain 2007

Philip's Driver's Atlas Britain 2007

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