Domestic Noir The New Face of 21st Century Crime Fiction [Hardcover]

This book represents the first serious consideration of the 'domestic noir' phenomenon and, by extension, the psychological thriller. The only such landmark collection since Lee Horsley's The Noir Thriller, it extends the argument for serious, academic study of crime fiction, particularly in relation to gender, domestic violence, social and political awareness, psychological acuity, and structural and narratological inventiveness. As well as this, it shifts the debate around the sub-genre firmly up to date and brings together a range of global voices to dissect and situate the notion of 'domestic noir'. This book is essential reading for students, scholars, and fans of the psychological thriller.

1 Introduction to Domestic Noir Laura Joyce.

 Part I The Origins of Domestic Noir .

2 The Literary Antecedents of Domestic Noir Fiona Peters.

3 Hollywood and the Trailblazers of Domestic Noir:

The Case of Vera Casparys Laura (1943) Stefania Ciocia.

 Part II The Influences of Gillian Flynns Gone Girl .

4 Gone Genre: How The Academy Came Running And Discovered Nothing Was As It Seemed Henry Sutton.

5 From Cool Girl to Dead Girl: Gone Girl and the Allure of Female Victimhood 

Eva Burke.

 Part III Gendered, Sexual, and Intimate Violence in Domestic

Noir .