The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 7 No. 3) May-June 1983

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 7 No. 3) May-June 1983 PDF

Author: Guy M. Townsend

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 1434406385

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The Mystery Fancier, Volume 7 Number 3, May-June 1983, contains: "Closing the Gap: A Critique," by John Nieminski, "The Fattest Man in the Medical Profession," by Bob Sampson and "Deadly Edges of the Gay Blade," by Martha Alderson.

Yesterday's Faces, Volume 4

Yesterday's Faces, Volume 4 PDF

Author: Robert Sampson

Publisher: Popular Press

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780879724153

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For the fourth volume of this series, Robert Sampson has selected more than fifty magazine series characters to illustrate the development of the character of the detective. Included here are both the amateur and professional detective, female investigators, deducting doctors, brilliant amateurs, and equally brilliant professional police. There are private detectives reflecting Holmes and hard-boiled cops from the parallel traditions of realism and melodramatic fantasy. Characters include Brady and Riordan, Terry Trimble, Glamorous Nan Russell, J. G. Reeder, plus many others.

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 6 No. 3)May/June

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 6 No. 3)May/June PDF

Author: Guy M. Townsend

Publisher:

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 1434436314

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The Mystery Fancier, May/June 1982, Volume 6 Number 3, contains: Spy Series Characters in Hardback, Part XIi, by Barry Van Tilburg; Pirates in Candyland, by Bob Sampson; and Some Thoughts on Peacock Feet, by E. F. Bleiler.

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 3 No. 3) May-June 1979

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 3 No. 3) May-June 1979 PDF

Author: Guy M. Townsend

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2010-09-03

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 1434406237

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The Mystery Fancier, May/June 1979, Vol 3 No 3, contains: "Introducing Alexandra Roudybush," by Gerie Frazier, "Three Gentle Men," by Mary Jean DeMarr, "The Investigation: Fiction and Fact," by Jo Ann Vicarel, "The Books of Geoffrey Homes," by Ted Dukeshire and "The Nero Wolfe Saga, Part XIII," by Guy M. Townsend.

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 8 No. 3) May-June 1984

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 8 No. 3) May-June 1984 PDF

Author: Arthur Conan Doyle

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 143440644X

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The Mystery Fancier, Volume 8 Number 3, May-June 1984, contains: "Memories of a Haunted Man," by Francis M Nevins, Jr., "Light and Sound by Joseph Hansen," by Martha Alderson, "Who Really Wrote the G-String Murders?" by J. R. Christopher and "On the Onomastics of Sherlock: Replaying the Name Game?" by Robert F. Fleissner.

Yesterday's Faces, Volume 3

Yesterday's Faces, Volume 3 PDF

Author: Robert Sampson

Publisher: Popular Press

Published: 1987-12

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780879723637

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More than forty criminal heroes are examined in this volume. They include evil characters such as Dr. Fu Manchu, Li Shoon, Black Star, the Spider, Rafferty, Mr. Clackworthy, Elegant Edward, Big-nose Charlie, Thubway Tham, the Thunderbolt, the Man in Purple, and the Crimson Clown, plus many, many more! The development of these characters is traced across more than two decades of crime fiction published in Detective Story Magazine, Flynn's, Black Mask, and other magazines. The conventions that made these stories a special part of popular fiction are examined in detail.

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 4 No. 3)

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 4 No. 3) PDF

Author: Guy M. Townsend

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 1434403920

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The Mystery Fancier May-June 1980, Volume 4 Number 3, contains: "The Nero Wolfe Saga, Part XIX," by Guy M. Townsend, "Vladimir Gull," by Theodore P. Dukeshire and "Spy Series Characters in Hardback, Part II," by George Kelley.

Mystery Fanfare

Mystery Fanfare PDF

Author: Michael L. Cook

Publisher: Popular Press

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 9780879722302

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This work is a composite index of the complete runs of all mystery and detective fan magazines that have been published, through 1981. Added to it are indexes of many magazines of related nature. This includes magazines that are primarily oriented to boys' book collecting, the paperbacks, and the pulp magazine hero characters, since these all have a place in the mystery and detective genre.

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 6 No. 6) November/December 1982

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 6 No. 6) November/December 1982 PDF

Author: Guy M. Townsend

Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Published: 2010-09-03

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 143440630X

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The Mystery Fancier, November/December 1982, Volume 6 Number 6, contains: "Mae West: Mistress of Mystery?" by Billy Barton, "To Be and Not to Be," by E. F. Bleiler, "Anne Morice: The Deadly Serious Business of Not Being Serious," by Neysa Chouteau and Martha Alderson, and "Maps of Xiccarph," by Bob Sampson.

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 6 No. 4)July/August 1982

The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 6 No. 4)July/August 1982 PDF

Author: Robert Sampson

Publisher:

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9781434436320

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The Mystery Fancier, July/August 1982, Volume 6 Number 4, contains: The Tod Hunter Question, by David E. Funct; Case in Point: Gorky Park, by Fred Isaac; British Murder and British Detective Fiction, by Earl F. Bargainnier; and Amazing Grace, by Bob Sampson.