Index To Crime And Mystery Anthologies

Download or read book Index to Crime and Mystery Anthologies written by William Contento and published by Hall Reference Books. This book was released on 1991 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Crime & Mystery written by Henry Reymond Fitzwalter Keating and published by Carroll & Graf Publishers. This book was released on 1987 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: H.R.F Keating, author of The Perfect Murder and mystery reviewer for teh Times of London, offers a concise commentary on the finest mystery books ever written. From Poe's tales of mystery and imagination to P.D. James's A Taste for Death, Keating delivers a highly-readable evaluation of the 100 authors and their masterpieces. This collection is a must for all devoted mystery readers. "Something to offer almost everyone. If you are only just embarking on a life of crime fiction...a reliable guide." -The New York Times "Remarkably balanced and highly entertaining." -Library Journal "Keating, himself a mystery writer of note, has compiled a truly standout survey...This is a gold mine of lively writing, sensible insights and easy-going erudition." -The Philadelphia Inquirer "Ideal browsing fare." -Booklist

Download or read book The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories written by Doug Allyn and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2000-09-30 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the tradition of The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror and The Year's Best Science Fiction, The World's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, First Annual Edition finally fills the void for those with a hunger for the best mystery and suspense stories of the past year. Including such bestselling authors as Jeffrey Deaver, Elizabeth George, Faye Kellerman, Jonathan Kellerman, Ed McBain, Anne Perry, and Ruth Rendell, plus many, many others, this volume will positively blow the competition away. For, unlike the other various mystery anthologies, The World's Finest Crime and Mystery Stories collects stories from writers around the globe, including Britain's Silver Dagger short-fiction award winners. It will also be almost twice as big, weighing in at more than 200,000 words, and will arrive two months before the competition. This comprehensive anthology promises to be the definitive annual collection of the very best mystery and suspense stories the world over. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing written by Rosemary Herbert and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Entertaining and authoritative, this alphabetically arranged companion is an indispensable reference guide to crime and mystery writing. Unique in its biographical and critical treatment of major detective writers, it is a comprehensive digest to the gen

Download or read book Criminal Kabbalah written by Lawrence W. Raphael and published by Jewish Lights Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology of 13 mystery stories touches on various aspects of Judaism, with selections from Kinky Friedman, Stuart Kaminsky and more.

Download or read book The Essential Mystery Lists written by Roger M Sobin and published by Poisoned Pen Press Inc. This book was released on 2011-09-30 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time in one place, Roger M. Sobin has compiled a list of nominees and award winners of virtually every mystery award ever presented. He has also included many of the “best of” lists by more than fifty of the most important contributors to the genre.; Mr. Sobin spent more than two decades gathering the data and lists in this volume, much of that time he used to recheck the accuracy of the material he had collected. Several of the “best of” lists appear here for the first time in book form. Several others have been unavailable for a number of years.; Of special note, are Anthony Boucher’s “Best Picks for the Year.” Boucher, one of the major mystery reviewers of all time, reviewed for The San Francisco Chronicle, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and The New York Times. From these resources Mr. Sobin created “Boucher’s Best” and “Important Lists to Consider,” lists that provide insight into important writing in the field from 1942 through Boucher’s death in 1968.? This is a great resource for all mystery readers and collectors.; ; Winner of the 2008 Macavity Awards for Best Mystery Nonfiction.

Download or read book The Cumulative Book Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 2410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world list of books in the English language.