Bloody murder
from the detective story to the crime novel: a history
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Author
Publication
1974 - Penguin Books, 1975, c1972., Harmondsworth, Ontario
Language
English
Word Count
67,500 words, Guess
Page Count
270 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100140037942
- ISBN-139780140037944
- Goodreads6992956
- LibraryThing143763
- Open LibraryOL22265747M
Classifications
- DDC809.3/872
- LCCPN3448.D4 S87 1974
- LCCPN3448D4 S87 1975
and 2 more
- DDC823/.0872
- LCCPN3448.D4
Description
Traces the evolution of crime fiction from Poe's earliest detective stories and Collins' mysterious thrillers.
First Sentence
The first problem facing anybody writing about crime fiction is to stake out the limits of the theme.
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