Barry Forshaw is acknowledged as a leading expert on crime fiction and films from European countries, but his principal area of expertise is in the British crime arena, as demonstrated in such books as British Crime Writing, The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction and British Crime Film. After the success of earlier entries in this series, Nordic Noir and Euro Noir, he returns to the UK to produce the perfect reader’s guide to modern British crime fiction (taking in the best from England, Scotland and Wales, and including, for good measure, Ireland). The word ‘noir’ is used in its loosest sense: every major living British writer is considered, often through a concentration on one or two key books, and exciting new talents are highlighted for the reader.
But the crime genre is as much about films and TV as it is about books, and Brit Noir is also a celebration of the former. British television crime drama in particular is enjoying a new golden age (from Sherlock to Broadchurch), and all of these series are covered here, as well as the most important recent films and TV in the field.
Barry Forshaw’s personal acquaintance with writers, editors and publishers is unparalleled, so Brit Noir contains a host of new insights into the genre and its practitioners.