Serial killers, private eyes, cops, and bodies inhabit this
guide to crime fiction in the electronic age, where reading habits are
undergoing change with the growing use of e-books and e-readers.
The book takes the reader on a fascinating trawl through the
many sub-genres of crime fiction, including a history of the genre and how it
has developed over the years to include a much darker reading experience.
Mystery and detection novels are still popular, but many readers now turn to
dark crime stories, and the rise of noir novels has been spectacular.
This guide considers murder and mystery, from the cosy to
the noir, and how it has developed over the years, stretching from The Newgate
Calendars, through the dime novels and penny dreadfuls, covering the golden age
authors typified by Agatha Christie, the hard-boiled era of Hammett and
Chandler, and on to the modern crime and thriller novels.
There are sections on e-books and e-readers, the indie
author and publisher, and publishing options. There are also sections on many
subgenres of crime fiction including mystery, cosy, romantic suspense,
historical, paranormal/supernatural, psychological, humour, medical, legal,
political, hard-boiled, female sleuths, police procedural, noir/dark, tartan
noir, and serial killers.
Over the last few years there has been a noticeable change
in the reading habits of many people. This book looks at the development of the
e-book – it’s been around longer than you think – and the way many people are
choosing to read books on electronic devices. It considers the advantages and
disadvanges of both print and electronic books, as well as a history of
electronic publishing. It also considers the reasons many authors now choose to
become an indie, by publishing independently.
This book looks at the rise of the indie publishing
phenomenon which includes the good, the bad and the ugly, and how to choose
between them. It considers many types of crime novel with examples drawn from
sixty-one indie published books, and how they compare to traditionally
published books.
The focus is on e-books and the independent authors, known
as indies, who write them, and the aim is to introduce indie crime fiction to
discerning e-book readers.
Chris Longmuir is an
award winning writer as well as an established short story, and article writer.
Her crime novels have won the Pitlochry Award, and the Dundee International
Book Prize. She is the author of the popular Dundee Crime Series, and the
Kirsty Campbell Novels
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Thanks for featuring this, and I hope your readers find it of interest. I certainly found it interesting when I was doing the research.
ReplyDeleteI have shared this article with my facebook fans. I believe both readers and writers of crime fiction will find Longmuir's research fascinating.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing it Eileen
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