Looking for endings: the fiction of Loren D. Estleman

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Loren D. Estleman's trilogy 'Whiskey River,' 'Motown' and the 'King of the Corner' mark a change from his style in the Amos Walker novels. The novels are set in Detroit and center on personal change in a social environment spanninng 60 years. 'Whiskey River,' a first-person narrative tells the story of the years of prohibition and the illegal sale of whiskey. 'Motown' concentrates on the impact of gang warfare and the underworld on issues such as labor, racism and capitalistic enterprise. 'King of the Corner' is about an ex-convict, imprisoned on a narcotics verdict.

Whiskey River (Book), Motown (Book), King of the Corner (Book), Estleman, Loren D.

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'High Noon in Detroit:' Elmore Leonard's career

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Several books by Elmore Leonard have been examined to establish their distinction and show critics that Leonard's works are better than mainstream mystery stories. Protagonists in his stories are loners set in complex situations that place them just within moral and legal boundaries. Storylines often have impact on what Leonard felt were improperly addressed social issues. Characters are also generally dogmatic in their approach to problems. Although Leonard was well-regarded by his colleagues, critics have assigned him a rating lower than his due.

Leonard, Elmore

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Anatomy of murder: mystery, detective, and crime fiction

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The treatment of signs or symbolisms involving the world and the self delineates mystery from detective and crime fiction. The signs may be shown in a schema as motivated/grounded or unmotivated/ungrounded. Mystery is defined as a plot-dominant form that puts the hermeneutic code in the foreground. Detective fiction is its opposite because the world signs are that of insecurity, instability and deceit. Crime fiction, on the one hand, is a revisionary reading of the two aforementioned forms.

Portrayals, Mystery

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