Justice and Revenge in Contemporary American Crime Fiction

1. Introduction: The Anti-Detective Figure & the ‘New America’
Stuart Sim

2. James Ellroy: The LA Quartet & ‘Absolute Justice’
Stuart Sim

3. James Lee Burke: Dave Robicheaux — Keeping Evil at Bay
Stuart Sim

4. Walter Mosley: Easy Rawlins & the African American Experience
Stuart Sim

5. Sara Paretsky: The Female Private Investigator versus Patriarchy
Stuart Sim

6. George Pelecanos: Nick Stefanos — The Private Investigator & ‘Absolute Justice’
Stuart Sim

7. Conclusion: Crime Fiction, Revenge & Moral Decline
Stuart Sim

Avainsanat: Literature, Twentieth-Century Literature, Fiction, North American Literature, Literary History