Marvin Lachman

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Marvin Lachman has won the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award and the World Mystery Convention's Anthony Award for his writing about the mystery. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Detectionary (1971) — Editor — 133 copies

Heirs of Anthony Boucher, The: A History of Mystery Fandom (2005) 14 copies

The American Regional Mystery (2000) 8 copies

The Villainous Stage: Crime Plays on Broadway and in the West End (2014) 4 copies

A Reader's Guide to the American Novel of Detection (1993) 3 copies

Golf Collectors' Society: Bulletin No. 29 1 copy

Just in Crime: Numbers 6 & 7 1 copy

Sports and the Mystery Story: Golf 1 copy

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Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection (1976) — Senior Editor — 127 copies

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The Heirs of Anthony Boucher: A History of Mystery… by Marvin Lachman

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AllenJHubin | Feb 14, 2020 |

Detectionary by Otto Penzler

A reference guide to classic mystery fiction. Authors, titles, names of characters (detectives, villains, helpers), publication dates, detective movies, all in a well organized cross-reference. First published 1971, so it covers novels and stories written up to the 60's.

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