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The Oxford companion to crime and mystery writing
By Herbert, Rosemary
- ISBN
- 978-0-19507-239-6
- Publisher
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 1, 2000
Though many biographical/critical compilations exist on crime writing (e.g., Scribner's Mystery & Suspense Writers), this book breaks new ground. In addition to the usual biographical/critical sketches of major writers, it includes many entries on forms ("Ghost Story"), techniques ("Narrative Point of View"), crime magazines (Black Mask), characters (Mike Hammer), crime writing in regions such as Australia, and histories of various sorts. There...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
