Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 2. The Evolution of the Place-Based Police Procedural 11
7. Chapter 3. Murder in America 33
8. Chapter 4. Murder in the United Kingdom and Ireland 69
9. Chapter 5. Murder on the European Continent 91
10. Chapter 6. From Moscow with Murder 111
11. Chapter 7. Murder in the Orient Expressly 127
12. Chapter 8. Other Places for Murder 141
13. Chapter 9. Murder in Historical Context 161
14. Chapter 10. More Places for Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem 179
15. Appendix: Selected Series 187
16. Fictional Works Cited 197
17. Notes 203
18. Index 207