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Action and Consequence : The Psychology of Detective Stories - Keith Oatley

Action and Consequence

The Psychology of Detective Stories

By: Keith Oatley, Jennifer Jenkins

Paperback | 1 August 2025

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Why do people like reading and watching detective stories? This book is a detective story, moving to discover an answer to this question. A murder tears a jagged hole in society. A detective discovers this hole and then repairs it, helping us all to live with each other.

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