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Twentieth century crime and mystery writers.

Title
Twentieth century crime and mystery writers.
Publication
Chicago : St. James Press, ©1991.

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Additional Authors
Henderson, Lesley, 1963-
Description
xxxi, 1294 pages; 29 cm.
Summary
Cited in Sheehy and BCL3. The foremost reference in the field, completely revised and updated, and now covering about 600 authors, mainly English-language writers whose work appeared during or since the time of Conan Doyle. The entry for each writer consists of a biography, a bibliography, and a signed critical essay. Living authors were invited to add a comment on their work; many of them accepted, and their remarks are both entertaining and enlightening. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Series Statement
Twentieth-century writers series
Uniform Title
Twentieth-century writers series
Alternative Title
Twentieth-century crime & mystery writers.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • dictionaries.
  • bibliographies.
  • collective biographies.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • Biographies
  • Bibliographies
  • Dictionaries
  • Dictionaries.
  • Bibliographies.
  • Biographies.
  • Dictionnaires.
Note
  • Cover title: Twentieth-century crime & mystery writers.
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
  • 1558620311
  • 9781558620315
LCCN
90063662
OCLC
  • ocm27816486
  • 27816486
  • SCSB-1952402
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library