This thesis consists of two parts, each separate but linked by common themes and influences. The main part of the project is The Drop Room, a contemporary crime novel, which explores the manner in which fictions and narratives shape lives and govern behaviour and how they connect with the body - a theme that crosses over into the discourse of women crime writers and the relationship of their work with the body. The choice of a female pairing of investigators addresses a lacuna in the genre, while the emphasis on the personal in the lives of the women protagonists follows a strong trend in contemporary women's crime fiction. The background to the antagonist's misogyny is explored, partly by first person narrative which allows a narrowing of the gap between writer and reader. As a hybrid of the sub-genres of psychological thriller, serial-killer narrative and female PI novels The Drop Room explores the concept of the monstrous as abject and its causation as well as its effect.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:493262 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Powell, Josephine |
| Publisher | Lancaster University |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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