Table of Contents

1. The Development of the Genre: Introduction and Context 2. The Appeal of Violence 3. Narrative Structure and Narration in the Crime Film: the Function of the Investigation 4. Crime and Society: Ideology and Genre Filmography Bibliography

About the Author

Sarah Casey Benyahia is Head of Film Studies at Colchester Sixth Form College. She is the author of Teaching Contemporary British Cinema (2005) and co author of AS and A2 Film Studies: The Essential Introduction (Routledge, 2008 and 2009).