The story of classic crime in 100 books / Martin Edwards.
The story of classic crime in 100 books / Martin Edwards.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen Press, 2017.
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Call Numbers
G 2018/1955
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
357 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
A new era dawns -- The birth of the golden age -- The great detectives -- "Play up! Play up! and play the game!" -- Miraculous murders -- Serpents in Eden -- Murder at the manor -- Capital crimes -- Resorting to murder -- Making fun of murder -- Education, education, education -- Playing politics --...
Publication information
Publisher
Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen Press, 2017.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Place of Publication
Arizona
Date Published
2017.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The main aim of detective stories is to entertain, but the best cast a light on human behaviour, and display both literary ambition and accomplishment. Even unpretentious detective stories, written for unashamedly commercial reasons, can give us clues to the past, and give us insight into a long-vanished world that, for all its imperfections, conti...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The story of classic crime in 100 books / Martin Edwards.
Variant title
British Library crime classics.
Portion of title
Classic crime in 100 books
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
"A companion to the British Library's ... series of crime classics"--Introduction.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-335) and indexes.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2017
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Call Numbers
G 2018/1955
Record Identifier
74VKVo6wPAjA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVo6wPAjA
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ISBN
1464207216 (hardcover)
9781464207235 (trade paperback)
1464207232 (trade paperback)
9781464207211 (hardcover)
DDC
823.087209
MMS ID
991024165617202626
