Stephen Knight. Crime Fiction since 1800: Detection, Death, Diversity. Second Edition. New York: Palgrave, 2010. ISBN: 9780230580749. Price: US$85/£50

Emelyne Godfrey. Masculinity, Crime and Self-Defence in Victorian Literature. New York: Palgrave, 2011. ISBN: 9780230273450. Price: US$80/£50