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Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection [2 volumes]

From Sleuths to Superheroes [2 volumes]

By: Mitzi M. Brunsdale

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Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection [2 volumes]

From Sleuths to Superheroes [2 volumes]

By: Mitzi M. Brunsdale

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.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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ISBN 10

0313345317

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9780313345319

Encyclopedia of Nordic Crime Fiction

Works and Authors of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden Since 1967

By: Mitzi M. Brunsdale

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Encyclopedia of Nordic Crime Fiction

Works and Authors of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden Since 1967

By: Mitzi M. Brunsdale

Since the late 1960s, the novels of Sjowall and Wahloo's Martin Beck detective series, along with the works of Henning Mankell, Hakan Nesser and Stieg Larsson, have sparked an explosion of Nordic crime fiction--grim police procedurals treating urgent sociopolitical issues affecting the contemporary world. Steeped in noir techniques and viewpoints, many of these novels are reaching international audiences through film and television adaptations. This reference guide introduces the world of Nordic crime fiction to English-speaking readers. Caught between the demands of conscience and societal strictures, the detectives in these stories--like the heroes of Norse mythology--know that they and their world must perish, but fight on regardless of cost. At a time of bleak eventualities, Nordic crime fiction interprets the bitter end as a celebration of the indomitable human spirit.

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McFarland

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ISBN 10

0786475366

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9780786475360

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A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives

By: Mitzi M. Brunsdale

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A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives

By: Mitzi M. Brunsdale

The enormous explosion of crime fiction over the last decade means that more people are looking for a good mystery than ever before. This dictionary of fictional detectives helps readers learn about the series in which their favorite detectives are featured. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on roughly 150 fictional detectives, which provide information about the works in which the detective appears, the locales in which the detective operates, the detective's investigative methods, and other important information. Helpful bibliographical citations direct the reader to other interesting works. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography; various appendices; and an extensive index. The enormous explosion of crime fiction over the last decade means that more people are looking for a good mystery than ever before. Many of the most popular mystery books appear in series, and these series feature carefully developed detectives.

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473

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313040885

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9780313040887

101 Reasons Why It's Great to Be a Woman

By: Mitzi Pinkerton

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101 Reasons Why It's Great to Be a Woman

By: Mitzi Pinkerton

This essential bible for the modern woman honors the beauty of the gender, pulling no punches when it comes to woman's superiority to man.

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1840240970

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Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection [2 volumes]

Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection [2 volumes]

Encyclopedia of Nordic Crime Fiction

Encyclopedia of Nordic Crime Fiction

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101 Reasons Why It's Great to Be a Woman

101 Reasons Why It's Great to Be a Woman

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