{"product_id":"scene-of-the-crime-the-importance-of-place-in-crime-and-mystery-fiction-9780786432981","title":"Scene of the Crime: The Importance of Place in Crime and Mystery Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David Geherin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Offering analysis of the fiction of 15 authors for whom the setting greatly contributes to their overall literary style, this book focuses on the many ways that \"place\" figures in modern crime and mystery novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The authors (and their settings) are: Georges Simenon (Paris), Donna Leon (Venice), Tony Hillerman (American Southwest), Walter Mosley (South Central Los Angeles), George P. Pelecanos (Washington, D.C.), Sara Paretsky (Chicago), James Lee Burke (Southern Louisiana), Carl Hiaasen (South Florida), Ian Rankin (Edinburgh), Alexander McCall Smith (Botswana), James McClure (South Africa), Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo (Stockholm), Paco Ignacio Taibo II (Mexico City), Leonardo Sciascia (Sicily) and Lindsey Davis (Ancient Rome).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45409651196055,"sku":"9780786432981","price":3711.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786432981.webp?v=1767311658","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/scene-of-the-crime-the-importance-of-place-in-crime-and-mystery-fiction-9780786432981","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}