Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
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Published: 2008-01-06
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9788190394635
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: William F. Deeck
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Published: 2008-08-01
Total Pages: 186
ISBN-13: 0941028119
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A bibliography of various mystery novels published between November 1976 and Fall 1992.
Author: Mitzi M. Brunsdale
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2010-07-26
Total Pages: 806
ISBN-13: 0313345317
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book provides an introduction to 24 iconic figures, real and fictional, that have shaped the detective/mystery genre of popular literature. Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes is an insightful look at one of our most popular and diverse fictional genres, providing a guided tour of mystery and crime writing by focusing on two dozen of the field's most enduring creations and creators. Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection spans the history of the detective story with series of critical entries on the field's most evocative names, from the originator of the form, Edgar Allan Poe, to its first popular running character, Sherlock Holmes; from the Golden Age of Sam Spade, Philip Marlowe, and Charlie Chan—in fiction and films—to small screen heroes, such as Columbo and Jessica Fletcher. Also included are other accomplished practitioners of the craft of mystery/crime storytelling, including Agatha Christie, Tony Hillerman, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
Publisher: Alien Ebooks
Published: 2024-01-22
Total Pages: 255
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Blackmail leads to murder on a yacht and a cash-filled purse on the bottom of the ocean weighted down with a gun. Paul Drake investigates by driving a speedboat surrounded by bikini-clad beauties who take turns water skiing. Mason comments he picked the wrong business.