History of Mystery: Studies in 200 Years of Detective Fiction
Dive into the captivating history of detective fiction with 'History of Mystery.' Explore 200 years of iconic books, groundbreaking authors, and evolution of mystery studies in this essential guide for crime fiction enthusiasts.
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Crime Fiction, 1800-2000
by Stephen Knight
Stephen Knight's book is a full analytic survey of crime fiction from its origins in the nineteenth century to the most recent developments. Knight explains …
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The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction
by Martin Priestman
This Companion covers British and American crime fiction from the eighteenth century to the end of the twentieth. As well as discussing the 'detective' fiction …
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Detective Fiction
by Charles J. Rzepka
'Detective Fiction' is a clear and compelling look at some of the best known, yet least-understood characters and texts of the modern day. Undergraduate students …
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Bloody Murder
by Julian Symons
In celebration of distinguished author/critic Julian Symons' 80th year, here is the third and final revised edition of his classic history of mystery fiction. The …
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Crime and Mystery: The 100 Best Books
by Perseus
Traces the growth of the mystery genre and selects what he considers to be the top one hundred, giving a perceptive and informative account of …
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100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century
by Jim Huang
Offer additional personal recommendations and comments. Book jacket.
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The Triumph of the Thriller
by Patrick Anderson
"In his provocative, caustic, and often hilarious survey of today's popular fiction, Anderson shows us who the best thriller writers are - and the worst. …
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Whodunit?:A Who's Who in Crime and Mystery Writing
by Rosemary Herbert
Who populates the pages of crime and mystery writing? Who are the characters we willingly follow into the mystery genre's uneasy imaginative territory? And who …
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The Crown Crime Companion
by Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
The Crown Crime Companion The Top 100 Mystery Novels Of All Time Selected by the Mystery Writers Of America Annotated by 0tto Penzler and Compiled …
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They Died in Vain
by Jim Huang
Mystery experts introduce you to personal favorites: obscure classics, up-and-coming new writers, great books that unaccountably disappeared and lesser-known titles by bestselling authors. ... This …
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The Complete Christie
by Matthew Bunson
Painstakingly researched, this illustrated reference captures the spirited imagination of Dame Agatha and the intriguing atmosphere of her tales. Includes a comprehensive Christie biography, cross-referenced …
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Hardboiled Mystery Writers
by Matthew Joseph Bruccoli
An illustrated guide to the mystery genre's hardest hitting writers focuses on the three men who created a uniquely American brand of detective fiction--Raymond Chandler, …
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Raymond Chandler in Hollywood
by Al Clark
Raymond Chandler in Hollywood is an entertaining and comprehensive assessment of Chandler's turbulent association with Hollywood, both as a screenwriter whose credits included Double Indemnity, …
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Gumshoe America
by Sean McCann
DIVSees hard-boiled crime fiction in relation to a changing literary marketplace and as an arena for conflicts about citizenship, class culture, and democracy during the …
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Mystery Muses
by Jim Huang
Modern mystery writers describe classic mystery books that influenced them.
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Behind the Mystery
by Stuart M. Kaminsky
Stuart Kaminsky takes the readers into the personal lives and homes of well-known contemporary mystery writers.
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Cornell Woolrich from Pulp Noir to Film Noir
by Thomas C. Renzi
Extremely popular and prolific in the 1930s and 1940s, Cornell Woolrich still has diehard fans who thrive on his densely packed descriptions and his spellbinding …
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The Web of Iniquity
by Catherine Ross Nickerson
Post-Civil War detective fiction, written mostly by women, considered in relation to other forms of sentimental and domestic fiction.
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Twentieth-century Crime Fiction
by Lee Horsley
Twentieth-Century Crime Fiction aims to enhance understanding of one of the most popular forms of genre fiction by examining a wide variety of the detective …
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Detecting Women Pocket Guide
by Willetta L. Heising
This pocket guide checklist written by women includes: over 200 new authors since the last edition; more than 800 series detectives created by living women …
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Anatomy of Murder
by Carl Darryl Malmgren
Mystery fiction takes place in a centered world, one whose most distinctive characteristic is motivation (of behavior and signs). Built on a faith in foundations, …
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Synod of Sleuths
by Jon L. Breen
In this collection of original essays, several prominent writers and critics of the genre examine the interface of theology and detection. Edward D. Hoch discusses …
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Detective Fiction and the Rise of Forensic Science
by Ronald R. Thomas
This is a book about the relationship between the development of forensic science in the nineteenth century and the invention of the new literary genre …
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Resisting Arrest
by Robert A. Rushing
Looks at the detective genre in its many different cultural manifestations, from popular fiction to high literature, from art films to popular television series, and …
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Arthur Conan Doyle
by Arthur Conan Doyle
An ambitious author and a fearless adventurer, Conan Doyle always considered Sherlock Holmes to be one of his less interesting achievements. He was a ship's …
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Conan Doyle, Detective
by Peter Costello
Arthur Conan Doyle did not rely on imagination for the amazing cases tackled by his hero, Sherlock Holmes, after all. Drawing on new research that …
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Final Séance
by Massimo Polidoro
Details the five-year friendship during which "Houdini and Conan Doyle exchanged views about Spiritualism; conducted investigations of notable mediums of their day, such as Mina …
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The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes
by Andrew Lycett
A biography of the creator of Sherlock Holmes shows how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, beginning as a small-town doctor, became a friend to the famous, …
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The 8:55 to Baghdad
by Andrew Eames
In 1928, Agatha Christie, the world's most widely read author, was a thirty-something single mother.
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Agatha Christie and the Eleven Missing Days
by Jared Cade
This volume gives a meticulously researched account of the disappearance of Agatha Christie over the Christmas period of 1926. It is based upon interviews with …
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Agatha Christie
by Mark Campbell
Pocket Essential guide to Agatha Christie, legendary author of high grade whodunits and author of the longest running play in the history of British theatre. …
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Dorothy L. Sayers
by Barbara Reynolds
Mystery writer Dorothy Sayers is loved and remembered, most notably, for the creation of sleuths Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. As this biography attests, …
