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Frontmatter

© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

© 2021 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Acknowledgments vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. Illustrations xi
  5. Introduction 1
  6. 1 The Murderer as Common Sinner 7
  7. 2 The Birth of Horror 33
  8. 3 The Pornography of Violence 60
  9. 4 The Construction of Murder as Mystery 91
  10. 5 Murder in the Family Circle 135
  11. 6 Murdering Medusa 172
  12. 7 The Murderer as Mental Alien 208
  13. Epilogue 241
  14. Notes 253
  15. Index 313
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Acknowledgments vii
  3. Contents ix
  4. Illustrations xi
  5. Introduction 1
  6. 1 The Murderer as Common Sinner 7
  7. 2 The Birth of Horror 33
  8. 3 The Pornography of Violence 60
  9. 4 The Construction of Murder as Mystery 91
  10. 5 Murder in the Family Circle 135
  11. 6 Murdering Medusa 172
  12. 7 The Murderer as Mental Alien 208
  13. Epilogue 241
  14. Notes 253
  15. Index 313
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