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Andrew Pepper. Unwilling Executioner. Crime Fiction and the State

Andrew Pepper. Unwilling Executioner. Crime Fiction and the State Book Reviews however, and there is an ethical aim behind the Companion that is stated, obvious, and unusual. The introduction to The Companion states that the volume wants to ‘approach the concept of the crime fiction companion in a different way’ (1). Specifically, the aim was to couple the inevitable retrospective aspect of such a handbook with ‘an emphasis on the present’ (1). Overall, this has been achieved admirably. While scholars and students can rely on the solid basis of crime fiction studies elucidated here, the whole volume feels fresh, relevant, and entirely up to date. Numerous and far reaching, the chapters in the book give great depth as well as breadth to the new and ongoing discussions about crime fiction. This collection was the worthy winner of the International Crime Fiction Association’s book prize for 2020 and if you were to buy one crime fiction studies book this year, even though it’s expensive this should be it. DOI: 10.3366/cfs.2022.0076 Ruth Heholt https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6963-6427 Andrew Pepper. Unwilling Executioner. Crime Fiction and the State. Oxford University Press, 2016 (paperback: 2019). £69 (hardcover); £22.99 (paper- back); 9780198716181 (hardcover); 9780198831129 (paperback); 269 pages. Reviewed by Julianne Adams In Unwilling Executioner (2016), Andrew Pepper’s http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crime Fiction Studies Edinburgh University Press

Andrew Pepper. Unwilling Executioner. Crime Fiction and the State

Adams, Julianne
Crime Fiction Studies , Volume 3 (2): 4 – Sep 1, 2022
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Book Reviews however, and there is an ethical aim behind the Companion that is stated, obvious, and unusual. The introduction to The Companion states that the volume wants to ‘approach the concept of the crime fiction companion in a different way’ (1). Specifically, the aim was to couple the inevitable retrospective aspect of such a handbook with ‘an emphasis on the present’ (1). Overall, this has been achieved admirably. While scholars and students can rely on the solid basis of crime fiction studies elucidated here, the whole volume feels fresh, relevant, and entirely up to date. Numerous and far reaching, the chapters in the book give great depth as well as breadth to the new and ongoing discussions about crime fiction. This collection was the worthy winner of the International Crime Fiction Association’s book prize for 2020 and if you were to buy one crime fiction studies book this year, even though it’s expensive this should be it. DOI: 10.3366/cfs.2022.0076 Ruth Heholt https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6963-6427 Andrew Pepper. Unwilling Executioner. Crime Fiction and the State. Oxford University Press, 2016 (paperback: 2019). £69 (hardcover); £22.99 (paper- back); 9780198716181 (hardcover); 9780198831129 (paperback); 269 pages. Reviewed by Julianne Adams In Unwilling Executioner (2016), Andrew Pepper’s

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