Places and Spaces of Crime in Popular Imagination

The book "Places and Spaces of Crime in Popular Imagination" delves into the world of genre literature, focusing on how different locations and spaces are portrayed. What sets this collection apart is its diverse theoretical perspective and comprehensive scope. It examines a range of genres, including crime fiction, spy novels, academic mysteries, crime comics, and crime films, providing an in-depth look into a relatively unexplored aspect of popular genres. Instead of following a traditional geographical approach commonly found in existing studies, this volume offers a wide-ranging analysis of the various roles that different spaces play in relation to crime. By gathering academics from different institutions, this collection provides a current overview of Central European research on location and space within popular genres.