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Secrets of Crime Fiction Classics

Paperback • 2014 • 1. edition

Secrets of Crime Fiction Classics

By Stephen Knight

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About the book

Twenty-one short chapters discuss in detail the books selected as the most popular and influential mysteries across time. Starting with Caleb Williams (William Godwin) and Edgar Huntly (Charles Brockden Brown), the series moves through the great detective authors - Poe's Dupin stories, Doyle's Adventures of Holmes, Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Sayers's Strong Poison, Chandler's The Big Sleep, Simenon's The Yellow Dog - and also considers lesser-known important early books, Wilkie Coll...Show more

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9780786493982

Publisher

McFarland & Co Inc

Published year

2014

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1

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Secrets of Crime Fiction Classics

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Paperback

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