Masquerade, Crime and Fiction
Criminal Deceptions (Crime Files)
by Linden Peach
"Focusing upon the surprisingly neglected area of the criminal as a 'performer', Masquerade, Crime and Fiction offers a new framework within which to read literary and popular fiction about crime and criminality."--Jacket.
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