Abstract
Writer Ian Rankin has suggested that crime fiction should invoke a self-conscious interrogation of the dark underside of society, that readers should subsequently be drawn toward an ethical engagement with the world around them. The author considers the implications of this ethical potential with reference to Rankin's depictions of postdevolution Scotland.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 53-63 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Clues - Bowling Green Ohio |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
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Keywords
- ian rankin
- scottish literature
- ethics
- post devolution
- nationalism
Cite this
Bell, E. (2008). Ian Rankin and the ethics of crime fiction. Clues - Bowling Green Ohio, 26(2), 53-63.