Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Introduction: Promiscuous Hybrids 1
6. 1 The Roots of Crime 20
7. 2 ‘Gritty Realism’: The British Police Procedural 44
8. 3 Quality Control: The American Police Procedural 68
9. 4 The Detective as Hero 97
10. 5 The Specialists 125
11. 6 Women and Crime 153
12. Conclusion: Coming up Next . . . 186
13. Bibliography 195
14. Index 210