A Violent Conscience

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A Violent Conscience is written by Leonard Engel and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0786455586 (ISBN 10) and 9780786455584 (ISBN 13).

Mysteries and detective stories are among the most popular of books but the writers of such genre fiction suffer from a perception that their work is to be taken less seriously than so-called literary fiction. The novels of James Lee Burke, one of the most distinguished writers of crime novels, challenge that notion, as do the 12 essays in this collection. This work examines Burke as a writer who has expanded the mystery-detective genre with an astonishing diversity of themes, imaginative language and descriptions, and unforgettable characters. He seems unbounded by limitations of genre. An interview with Burke is included.