Summary
This detailed guide covers 650 of the most influential English-language writers in the crime and mystery genre. Entries include author biographies; complete bibliographies; lists of critical studies; locations of manuscripts; writer quotes on his or her work, when available; and an essay written by an expert of the genre.
Additional Information
Series | St. James guide to writers series. |
Subjects |
Detective and mystery stories, English
-- Dictionaries.
Detective and mystery stories, American -- Bibliography. Detective and mystery stories, American -- Dictionaries. Detective and mystery stories, English -- Bibliography. American fiction -- 20th century -- Dictionaries. English fiction -- 20th century -- Dictionaries. Crime in literature -- Dictionaries. |
Publisher | Detroit, MI :St. James Press,1996 |
Edition | 4th ed. / with a preface by Kathleen Gregory Klein. |
Other Titles | Twentieth century crime and mystery writers. Saint James guide to crime & mystery writers Crime & mystery writers |
Contributors |
Pederson, Jay P.
|
Language |
English |
Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Twentieth century crime and mystery writers. Chicago : St. James Press, c1991. (Twentieth-century writers series) |
Description |
xxiv, 1264 pages ; 29 cm. |
Bibliography Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [1245]-1249) and indexes. |
ISBN | 1558621784 (alk. paper) |
Other | Classic View |