Her novels examine cultural conflict and the position of the existential outsider.

Although written as entertainments, the Enderby novels examine the role of the artist in contemporary society.

The Gothic novel has traditionally examined the role of evil in the human soul, and has incorporated dark or horrific imagery to create the desired setting.

The four novels in the series examine the effects of globalization on isolated societies.

While clearly comedic, the novel also seriously examines many critical issues that faced Russian society in the nineteenth century.

The novel also examined the melding of black and white through consumer culture.

And both novels examine the roles that randomness and fate, luck and destiny, play in our everyday lives.

Cruger's novels examine social problems through a Christian viewpoint.

The novel is part of her popular Inspector Wexford detective series, and examines themes such as paedophilia and domestic violence.

The novel also directly examines and illustrates the ways in which women and female desire are silenced by societal conventions.