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245 04 The American thriller /|ceditor, Gary Hoppenstand, 
       Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan. 
250    [First edition]. 
264  1 Ipswich, Massachusetts :|bSalem Press, a division of EBSCO
       Information Services, Inc. ;|aAmenia, NY :|bGrey House 
       Publishing,|c[2014] 
264  4 |c©2014 
300    xviii, 222 pages ;|c24 cm. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
490 1  Critical insights 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  About this volume / Gary Hoppenstand -- On the American 
       thriller / Gary Hoppenstand -- Critical contexts. The 
       crime thriller in context / Kate Watson -- The legal 
       thriller in context / Ayoola Onatade -- The techno 
       thriller in context / John A. Dowell -- The psychological 
       thriller in context / Kristopher Mecholsky -- Critical 
       readings. Death's head: Thomas Harris / Abby Bentham -- 
       Lee Child's pure, uncomplicated hero / Elizabeth Blakesley
       -- Robert Bloch's archetypal thriller: Psycho, the novel /
       Garyn G. Roberts -- The elusive genius of Michael Crichton
       / Chris Richardson -- James Patterson: An uncertain legacy
       / Philip L. Simpson -- John Grisham: The master of the 
       fast-moving legal thriller / Susan J. Tyburski -- In the 
       popular tradition / Helen S. Garson -- The life of Robin 
       Cook / Lorena Laura Stookey. 
520    "This volume in the Critical Insights series presents a 
       variety of new essays on the American thriller, a genre in
       which 'ordinary' heroes are faced with an enemy set on 
       destroying them or something treasured such as freedom or 
       democracy. Rounding out the volume are a list of related 
       thrillers not discussed in the book as well as a 
       bibliography of critical sources for readers seeking to 
       study this theme in greater depth."--Provided by 
       publisher. 
650  0 Suspense fiction, American|xHistory and criticism. 
650  0 Suspense in literature. 
650  7 Suspense fiction, American.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01202038 
650  7 Suspense in literature.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01896130 
650 07 Literatur.|0(DE-588)4035964-5|2gnd 
650 07 Thriller.|0(DE-588)4185351-9|2gnd 
651  7 United States.|0(DE-588)4078704-7|2gnd 
655  7 Criticism, interpretation, etc.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411635 
700 1  Hoppenstand, Gary,|eeditor. 
830  0 Critical insights. 
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