Mystery Lovers Companion P
Author : Crown
Publisher : Crown
Page : pages
File Size : 23,66 MB
Release : 1986-10-01
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ISBN : 9780517556030
Author : Crown
Publisher : Crown
Page : pages
File Size : 23,66 MB
Release : 1986-10-01
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ISBN : 9780517556030
Author : Art Bourgeau
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 16,46 MB
Release : 1986
Category : Reference
ISBN :
The ultimate reference source for fans of whodunits; a source book for all types of mysteries and thrillers, complete with descriptions and ratings.
Author : Rosemary Herbert
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 18,85 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780195072396
"Entertaining and authoritative, this alphabetically arranged companion is an indispensable reference guide to crime and mystery writing. Unique in its biographical and critical treatment of major detective writers, it is a comprehensive digest to the gen
Author : Gary J. Hausladen
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,79 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0292779364
From Tony Hillerman's Navajo Southwest to Martin Cruz Smith's Moscow, an exotic, vividly described locale is one of the great pleasures of many murder mysteries. Indeed, the sense of place, no less than the compelling character of the detective, is often what keeps authors writing and readers reading a particular series of mystery novels. This book investigates how "police procedural" murder mysteries have been used to convey a sense of place. Gary Hausladen delves into the work of more than thirty authors, including Tony Hillerman, Martin Cruz Smith, James Lee Burke, David Lindsey, P. D. James, and many others. Arranging the authors by their region of choice, he discusses police procedurals set in America, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Europe, Moscow, Asia, and selected locales in other parts of the world, as well as in historical places ranging from the Roman Empire to turn-of-the-century Cairo.
Author : Malcolm J. Turnbull
Publisher : Popular Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 12,35 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780879727161
Not content with Cox's (1893-1971) hero status among a small cult following, Australian historian Turnbull provides significant new information about the English writer of crime detective fiction and introduces him to a wider academic sphere. He also describes Cox's other genres, such as humor and satire, and investigates his preoccupation with anonymity and use of pseudonyms. Paper edition (unseen), $16.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Lilian WOODWARD
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 41,8 MB
Release : 1990
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Author : Roger M Sobin
Publisher : Poisoned Pen Press Inc
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 16,53 MB
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 1615952039
For the first time in one place, Roger M. Sobin has compiled a list of nominees and award winners of virtually every mystery award ever presented. He has also included many of the “best of” lists by more than fifty of the most important contributors to the genre.; Mr. Sobin spent more than two decades gathering the data and lists in this volume, much of that time he used to recheck the accuracy of the material he had collected. Several of the “best of” lists appear here for the first time in book form. Several others have been unavailable for a number of years.; Of special note, are Anthony Boucher’s “Best Picks for the Year.” Boucher, one of the major mystery reviewers of all time, reviewed for The San Francisco Chronicle, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and The New York Times. From these resources Mr. Sobin created “Boucher’s Best” and “Important Lists to Consider,” lists that provide insight into important writing in the field from 1942 through Boucher’s death in 1968.? This is a great resource for all mystery readers and collectors.; ; Winner of the 2008 Macavity Awards for Best Mystery Nonfiction.
Author : John Charles
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 38,27 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Education
ISBN : 0838911137
Revision of: The mystery readers' advisory: the librarian's clues to murder and mayhem / John Charles, Joanna Morrison, [and] Candace Clark. -- Chicago: American Library Association, 2002.
Author : Annette Broadrick
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 26,92 MB
Release : 1994
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ISBN : 9780373593859
Author : John Charles
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 10,60 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838908112
Three librarians from Scottsdale, Arizona provide library staff with an introduction to the mystery genre and offer tips and techniques for providing advice to mystery readers in the library. They include some of their own bibliographies, but refer readers elsewhere for fuller ones. They also include a brief history of the genre to pass on to readers new to it.