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English
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"The ultimate collection for mystery fans. Following in the footsteps of those devoted to science fiction and works about Sherlock Holmes, general mystery fandom emerged in 1967 and has since thrived and become an international phenomenon. With its irresistible combination of puzzle-solving and the examination of the dark underbelly of humanity, crime fiction continues to fascinate and delight millions of readers. Ranging the gamut from cozy mysteries...
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English
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"On July 28, 1841, the battered body of Mary Rogers, a twenty-year-old cigar girl who had disappeared three days earlier, was found floating in the Hudson. By nightfall, news of the death had sent Manhattan into a spasm of horror and outrage. In the months following, the grisly details of the murder pushed American journalism into new realms of lurid sensationalism. Despite the media pressure, New York's unregulated, disjointed police force proved...
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Language
English
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"For over half a century-- and, indeed, it's closer to sixty years than fifty-- I've been spending much of my time and earning most of my sustenance writing crime fiction. Over the years I've had occasion to write some nonfiction as well, and a fair amount of it has been about the genre-- about my experiences in it, and, rather more interestingly, about some of my fellow crime writers" -- page 1.
Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
vi, 311 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Private Investigations, twenty fan-favorite mystery writers share their first-person stories of grappling with mysteries they've personally encountered, at home and in the world. Caroline Leavitt regales us with a medical mystery, a time when she lost her voice and doctors couldn't find a cure; Martin Limon travels back to his military stint in Korea to grapple with the chaos of war; Anne Perry ponders the magical powers of stories conjured from...
8) The lineup: the world's greatest crime writers tell the inside story of their greatest detectives
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
viii, 406 p. ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Shares the stories behind the creations of many of the mystery genre's most popular characters, revealing the inspirations for such examples as Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch and Alexander McCall Smith's Precious Ramotswe
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Language
English
Description
Although John D. MacDonald published seventy novels and more than five hundred short stories in his lifetime, he is remembered best for his Travis McGee series. He introduced McGee in 1964 with The Deep Blue Goodbye. With Travis McGee, MacDonald changed the pattern of the hardboiled private detectives who preceded him. McGee has a social conscience, holds thoughtful conversations with his retired economist buddy Meyer, and worries about corporate...
15) Tony Hillerman's Navajoland: hideouts, haunts, and havens in the Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee mysteries
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Publisher
University Of Utah Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xvi, 336 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
McFarland & Co
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
vii, 227 p. ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"This volume covers the formative years of American detective fiction. It examines elements including the rise and decline of police as an institution; the parallel development of private detectives; and the birth of the crusading newspaper reporter. The work also looks at the beginnings of forensic science and criminology--and consequently, the detective story"--Provided by publisher
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