The Architecture of Crime, by Alba Longa, is a work of literary theory devoted to the devices through which crime fiction organises mystery, distributes information and governs the reader’s expectations.
A narratology of crime fiction
The study examines plot construction, the relationship between story and discourse, temporal order and duration, narrative voice, focalisation and character construction. Investigation, concealment and revelation are analysed as formal operations rather than merely thematic motifs.
From mystery to reading
The book pays particular attention to suspense, surprise, clues, red herrings and the management of knowledge. Crime thus becomes a narrative architecture: a calculated arrangement of facts, perspectives and silences determining the path of both investigator and reader.
Bibliographical record
- Author: Alba Longa.
- Field: literary theory, narratology and crime fiction.
- Original language: Spanish.
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