Mystery Women

Mystery Women
Author: Colleen A. Barnett
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 598
Release: 1997
Genre: Detective and mystery stories, American
ISBN: 1459612329

Mystery Women, Volume One (Revised)

Mystery Women, Volume One (Revised)
Author: Colleen Barnett
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2011-12-31
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1615950087

Many bibliographers focus on women who write. Lawyer Barnett looks at women who detect, at women as sleuths and at the evolving roles of women in professions and in society. Excellent for all women's studies programs as well as for the mystery hound.

Mystery Women

Mystery Women
Author: Colleen Barnett
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 570
Release: 2010-03
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1458768368

Edgar- and Agatha-nominated author Colleen Barnett here updates her essential reference for readers and writers of mystery, examining women who detect, women as sleuths, and the evolving roles of women in professions and in society.

Faintley Speaking

Faintley Speaking
Author: Gladys Mitchell
Publisher: Black Dagger
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001
Genre: Bradley, Beatrice Lestrange (Fictitious character)
ISBN: 9780754085966

Not long after the telephone call, Miss Faintley was murdered. It seemed at first unlikely that she, a prim, quiet schoolmistress, could have anything to do with crime. Yet Mrs Bradley's investigations led to some exciting discoveries.

The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery

The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery
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.

Effective Speaking

Effective Speaking
Author: Christopher Turk
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2002-11-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135921350

Effective Speaking provides the hard scientific information about audience psychology, text preparation, presentation methods, voice production, body language and persuasive advocacy which will help would-be speakers improve their performance. The emphasis throughout is on practical self-help, on methods which have been shown to work, with clear explanations of just why they are effective.