Introduction: Investigations -- Reading the crime short story -- Early crime short stories and the crime trope -- Rise of the detectives -- The golden age crime short story -- The American crime short story I : domestic noir -- The American crime short story II : the hard-boiled mode -- Postcolonial crime short stories I : Canadian transgressions -- Postcolonial crime short stories II : Irish mythology reimagined -- Reimagining Sherlock Holmes in the postmodern age -- The Nordic noir crime short story. "Courtroom drama, legal thrillers, and the classic whodunit are a few sub-genres of the widely popular crime fiction genre. Despite the popularity among readers, the crime short story genre has yet to be fully explored by scholars. This book offers a deep-dive into crime short stories written by a wide range of authors. In ten chapters of the history of the crime short story genre, readers will learn how the genre has evolved to become what it is today. The book offers an accessible and original discussion of crime short stories focusing on compelling themes, ranging from miscarriage of justice to environmental crime and toxic masculinity"-- | 
