Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection
Author | : Chris Steinbrunner |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Companies |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Chris Steinbrunner |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Companies |
Total Pages | : 464 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Author | : William L. DeAndrea |
Publisher | : MacMillan Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780028616780 |
For every would-be sleuth and armchair detective, Encyclopedia Mysteriosa is the complete reference to the entire genre of murder and mayhem.
Author | : B. Murphy |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 553 |
Release | : 1999-12-09 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0230107354 |
Bruce Murphy's Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery is a comprehensive guide to the genre of the murder mystery that catalogues thousands of items in a broad range of categories: authors, titles, plots, characters, weapons, methods of killing, movie and theatrical adaptations. What distinguishes this encyclopedia from the others in the field is its critical stance.
Author | : Otto Penzler |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 2012-08-28 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 1453266402 |
The origins of literature’s finest crime fighters, told by their creators themselves Their names ring out like gunshots in the dark of a back alley, crime fighters of a lost era whose heroic deeds will never be forgotten. They are men like Lew Archer, Pierre Chambrun, Flash Casey, and the Shadow. They are women like Mrs. North and the immortal Nancy Drew. These are detectives, and they are some of the only true heroes the twentieth century ever knew. In this classic volume, Otto Penzler presents essays written by the authors who created these famous characters. We learn how Ed McBain killed—and resurrected—the hero of the 87th Precinct, how international agent Quiller wrote his will, and how Dick Tracy first announced that “crime does not pay.” Some of these heroes may be more famous than others, but there is not one whom you wouldn’t like on your side in a courtroom, a shootout, or an old-fashioned barroom brawl.
Author | : Richard Bleiler |
Publisher | : Libraries Unlimited |
Total Pages | : 862 |
Release | : 2004-01-30 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
This new edition of Bleiler's popular and award-winning guide is a superb reference and research tool, as well as an invaluable aid to collection development. Evaluative reviews of approximately 1,000 reference works on mystery and detective fiction provide in-depth discussions of their contents, strengths, weaknesses, and usefulness, often comparing titles to similar or competing works. Encyclopedias, biographical dictionaries, genre guides, national bibliographies, media studies, general reader's guides, web sites, and organizations are just some of the information sources covered in this thorough source. All annotations from the previous edition have been reviewed, revised, and updated; and complete critical reviews of works published since the last edition have been added, including titles released in the present year (2003). More than one third of monographic citations are new to this edition. In a feature new to this edition, Bleiler indexes reference works that provide biographical information on mystery writers, and lists the key websites on these authors. More than 2,500 bio-bibliographic citations to individual mystery writers are given-information that will be particularly useful to those researching specific authors. Organized by publication type for easy access, this work also features a detailed index, making it an essential guide for scholars, researchers, educators, readers' advisors, reference librarians, collection development specialists, and fans.
Author | : Martin Edwards |
Publisher | : HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | : 977 |
Release | : 2022-05-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0008192456 |
Winner of four major prizes for the best critical/biographical book related to crime fiction: the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and H.R.F. Keating Awards; and shortlisted for both the Agatha and Gold Dagger Awards. ‘Martin Edwards is the closest thing there has been to a philosopher of crime writing.’ The Times
Author | : Mitzi M. Brunsdale |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 806 |
Release | : 2010-07-26 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0313345317 |
This book provides an introduction to 24 iconic figures, real and fictional, that have shaped the detective/mystery genre of popular literature. Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes is an insightful look at one of our most popular and diverse fictional genres, providing a guided tour of mystery and crime writing by focusing on two dozen of the field's most enduring creations and creators. Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection spans the history of the detective story with series of critical entries on the field's most evocative names, from the originator of the form, Edgar Allan Poe, to its first popular running character, Sherlock Holmes; from the Golden Age of Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, and Charlie Chan—in fiction and films—to small screen heroes, such as Columbo and Jessica Fletcher. Also included are other accomplished practitioners of the craft of mystery/crime storytelling, including Agatha Christie, Tony Hillerman, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Author | : Elizabeth Foxwell |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2019-07-25 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1476637520 |
For over two decades, Clues has included the best scholarship on mystery and detective fiction. With a combination of academic essays and nonfiction book reviews, it covers all aspects of mystery and detective fiction material in print, television and movies. As the only American scholarly journal on mystery fiction, Clues is essential reading for literature and film students and researchers; popular culture aficionados; librarians; and mystery authors, fans and critics around the globe.