list of crime fiction elements? (1 Viewer)

[Menendez]

I used to have it (damn disorganisation!) but does anyone know the list of genre requirements, eg. mean streets, hard-boiled detective, etc.? Trying to do this report for Ext. 1 and I don't even know what I'm loking for!
God help me....!

 

[Jennibeans]

crime fiction elements go back to the bos defintion
mystery as key element
vehicle for other focuses
careful accumulation of evidence
solution by rationality
means motive opportunity
red herring
etc

 

[frodo]

one of the texts given to us by the teacher was HRF keating's "Writing Crime Fiction". it's pretty good