The Author: Nicola Barfoot was born in New Zealand in 1973, studied German and French languages and literatures at the University of Auckland, and completed her Ph.D. at the University of London in 2004. She currently teaches at Queen Mary College, University of London, and for the Open University.

• Contents: Feminism and the Crime Novel – France and the polar féminin – Germany and the Frauenkrimi – Noëlle Loriot: L’Inculpé – Pieke Biermann: Violetta – Virginie Despentes: Les Chiennes savantes – Maria Gronau: Weiberwirtschaft.

The Author: Nicola Barfoot was born in New Zealand in 1973, studied German and French languages and literatures at the University of Auckland, and completed her Ph.D. at the University of London in 2004. She currently teaches at Queen Mary College, University of London, and for the Open University.

• Contents: Feminism and the Crime Novel – France and the polar féminin – Germany and the Frauenkrimi – Noëlle Loriot: L’Inculpé – Pieke Biermann: Violetta – Virginie Despentes: Les Chiennes savantes – Maria Gronau: Weiberwirtschaft.