Provides information on the most influential English-language writers of the crime and mystery genre. Each entry includes author biographies; complete bibliographies; lists of critical studies; locations of manuscripts; the writer's own comments on his or her work, when available; and an essay written by an expert of the genre.
**** Cited in Sheehy and BCL3. The foremost reference in the field, completely revised and updated, and now covering about 600 authors, mainly English-language writers whose work appeared during or since the time of Conan Doyle. The entry for each writer consists of a biography, a bibliography, and a signed critical essay. Living authors were invited to add a comment on their work; many of them accepted, and their remarks are both entertaining and enlightening. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Acting Sergeant Unpaid , I now was . Which meant that I was working very long ... Famous last whoops , eh ? ... Sergeant Cluff and I had to hitch rides on any training craft headed in the general direction of our next broadcast site .
Author: Eric Nicol
Publisher: Harbour Publishing Company
ISBN: UOM:39015047702421
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 264
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I enjoyed this book; it had me laughing, while also giving me an opportunity to reflect on the benefits and problems of the famous. -Mark Spilchuk, The Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Witness : Last Friday two years he attempted suicide . About Court , after hearing the learned sergeant very fully , granted a rule to show that time a suicide was committed which greatly agitated his mind , so much so that he left his ...
( As opposed to John Singer Sergent , Mr Read's favourite ; he once had to vet the security of an exhibition ... down to the last medal , but a timely visit to Nell Dunn's Steaming persuaded him that the interests of truth and the box ...
Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.