Open research questions in Crime and Detective Fiction Studies
116 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 2,026 Crime and Detective Fiction Studies papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.
What the literature leaves open
There is a need for individuals to come together and promote values that will prevent the decline of humanity.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the primal scene concept in relation to literary works. It highlights the need for further research on the use of the writing process as a therapeutic tool.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the concept of criminal harm and its implications for the criminal law. The paper notes that the concept of criminal harm is complex and has been defined in various ways by different theorists, but that a clear and consistent definition is needed.
The lack of development of the broader social context in Braverman's work - The lack of consideration of internal differentiations within the working class in Braverman's work
The concept of literary psychology is muddled by the term 'applied psychoanalysis'. There is a lack of clarity on the differences between literary psychology and psychoanalysis.
The paper identifies the lack of discussion on management problems as a gap. The paper highlights the need for a practical approach to improving writing quality.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of censorship and its impact on society. The author argues that censorship is a political institution that veers towards totalitarianism.
The transition from school to work can be challenging for educators and employers. There is a need for more research on this subject. Employers and educators may have different needs and expectations.
Future research could explore the ways in which individuals can challenge and resist societal expectations and adjustment mythologies. The study implies that further analysis of the consequences of internalizing societal expectations could inform strategies for promoting positive self-image and mental health.
The paper identifies a gap in our understanding of how societal pressures can lead to self-destructive behaviors. The study highlights the need for a deeper analysis of the ways in which individuals internalize societal expectations and the consequences of this internalization.
The paper identifies a gap in the literature on teaching pedagogics. The gap is in the description of actual procedures followed by teachers in correcting or discussing compositions.
The paper identifies a gap in understanding the relationship between the American concept of the self-made man and crime. The paper argues that this gap is significant because it can lead to unintended consequences.
Extensive analysis of William Trevor's writing is lacking. Reviewers have labeled Trevor a comic writer, but the paper aims to explore his writing style and themes in more depth.
There is a need to redefine what it means to be a better person. There is a lack of emphasis on teaching students how to fail and learn from their mistakes.
The paper identifies a gap in understanding the decline of the Liberal Party and its impact on the Labour Party. The paper also identifies a gap in understanding the power struggle between Asquith and Lloyd George.
Book Reviews : Alan Sked and Chris Cook, eds. Crisis and Controversy: Essays in Honour of A.J.P. Taylor. London: Macmillan, 1976. Pp. x+198. Price £10.00 · 1978 · DOIThe paper identifies a gap in understanding the concept of broadcasting and its implications. The book review identifies a gap in understanding the law of press censorship in India.
The paper identifies the problem of defining the Novelle genre. The author notes the lack of a clear principle for identifying a single turning-point.
Dr Chapnan was unable to quantify the size of the student body, chart its growth historically, and attempt some prediction of its likely size over the next few years
Further analysis of the use of myth and fantasy in Garner's works. The application of the concepts of possession and structure to other literary works.
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of Alan Garner's works and their development. The concepts of possession and structure have not been fully analyzed in Garner's novels.
Further study on the concept of soul murder is suggested. The analysis of other cases of soul murder could provide further insight into the effects of psychological trauma on individuals.
The gap in understanding the effects of soul murder on individuals is identified. The need for further study on the concept of soul murder is highlighted.
There is a gap in understanding the relationship between identification with the aggressor and self-destruction. The paper identifies a need for further study of the psychological dynamics of self-destruction.
The paper identifies a gap in the novel today, which is the need for vitality and wholeness. The paper suggests that this gap can be filled by a deliberate reaching out towards contemporary myth and popular forms.
The book identifies a gap in exegetical listening to non-theological linguistic disciplines. The book raises questions about sacred assumptions of form criticism.
Most-cited papers in Crime and Detective Fiction Studies
- The White Bull effect: abusive coauthorship and publication parasitism · Journal of Medical Ethics · 2005 · 106 citations
- Distort, Extort, Deceive and Exploit: Exploring the Inner Workings of a Romance Fraud · The British Journal of Criminology · 2020 · 74 citations
- Olga Tokarczuk's Protagonist in Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead as a High-Functioning Autistic Woman · American imago · 2023 · 38 citations
- The Curse of the Difficult Second Book: Continuation and Discontinuation in Early Literary Careers · Poetics · 2022 · 8 citations
- Talcott Parsons and the Sociology of Morality · The American Sociologist · 2020 · 6 citations
- Stephen King, Incorporated: Genre Fiction and the Problem of Authorship · American Literary History · 2021 · 6 citations
- Another Point of View: Scholarly Responses to the State of Third-Person Research · Mass Communication & Society · 2023 · 6 citations
- Death and celebrity: introduction · Celebrity Studies · 2022 · 5 citations
- Aligning with Sociopaths: Character Engagement Strategies in Highsmith’s and Minghella’s Talented Mr. Ripleys · Text Matters · 2021 · 4 citations
- Editor’s Introduction: Parsons in Contemporary Perspective: an Ongoing Moral Career · The American Sociologist · 2021 · 3 citations
Most recent work
- The influence of duality and Poe’s notion of the ‘bi-part soul’ on the genesis of detective fiction in the Nineteenth-Century · Research Output (Edinburgh Napier University) · 2026
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- A value-driven life in the detective novel Death of the Nile by Agatha Christie · Comunicare interculturală și literatură · 2026
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- Book Review: Steven J. Zipperstein, Philip Roth: Stung by Life · Contemporary Jewry · 2026
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- Book review: Rafe McGregor, Literary Theory and Criminology McGregorRafe, Literary Theory and Criminology. Routledge, London, 2023, ISBN 9781032262802, €50.99. · Crime Media Culture An International Journal · 2026
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- The Absurdity of Existence in Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why · International Journal of Scientific Studies Publishing · 2026
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