Considering a range of neglected material, this book provides a richer view of how crime and criminality were understood between the wars.

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The Routledge Companion to Crime Fiction is a comprehensive introduction to crime fiction and crime fiction scholarship today. Across 45 original chapters, spec

Tina Swift has just arrived in 1920s London from the hinterlands of the United States, expecting to lead a quiet life. But when the street where she works turns

This book explores the representation of London’s nightlife in popular films and newspapers of the interwar period. Through a series of case-studies, it analy