Kerstin Bergman: 2 books
Swedish Crime Fiction
The Making of Nordic Noir
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2014
Why have authors from the safe, social welfare state Sweden captivated the minds of the crime fiction readers across the globe? Kerstin Bergman suggests that killer marketing and a widespread curiosityabout the “exotic” Nordic welfare states, their waste landscapes and alleged gender equality,...
Fictional Death and Scientific Truth
The Truth-Value of Science in Contemporary Forensic Crime Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
In this article, the author explores the relationship between science and truth in forensic crime fiction by analysis of narrative and media-specific constituents of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–) and Patricia Cornwell’s The Scarpetta Factor (2009). Despite the different media, both are...