
John M. Reilly (1933–2004)
Author of The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing
About the Author
John M. Reilly is Professor of English and Director of the Graduate Program at Howard University
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Reilly, James Marsden Tim
- Birthdate
- 1933-2-18
- Date of death
- 2004-2-9
- Gender
- male
- Education
- West Virginia University (BA) 1954
Washington University in St. Louis (PhD) 1967 - Organizations
- SUNY Albany
Howard University
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MELUS (founder)
University of Puerto Rico - Awards and honors
- Edgar Allan Poe Special Award, Mystery Writers of America
George Dove Award (1989) - Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Place of death
- Oneonta, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
Very valuable for serious student of detective and crime fiction. Encyclopedic format with ample cross refencing. Biographical sketches of major writers in field as well as descriptions of sub genres and major thematic elements
Tony Hillerman: A Critical Companion (Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers) by John Reilly
Interesting component of a series of critical analyses of contemporary mystery writers.
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- Works
- 7
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 218
- Popularity
- #102,473
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 17













