Detectionary
by Otto Penzler (Editor), Marvin Lachman (Editor), Chris Steinbrunner (Editor)
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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.
Indexed by names of: sleuths (up to 1977), prominent and obscure, in books and periodicals, with short "bios"; assistants and villains; short descriptions of celebrated cases; films.
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Otto Penzler owns the Mysterious Bookshop in New York & founded the Mysterious Press & Otto Penzler Books. He has written & edited several books, including the Edgar-winning "Encyclopedia of Mystery & Detection". (Bowker Author Biography)
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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- Original publication date
- 1971
- People/Characters
- A. J. Raffles
- First words
- Preface
Mystery fiction has a history almost as old as literature itself. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Young "Jimmie" Wong in PHANTOM OF CHINATOWN (1940) investigates the deaths of the returned members of an expedition to the Mongolian desert, involved with a scroll showing a large oil deposit there.
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