Detective Fiction
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- Anna Katharine Green (November 11, 1846 - April 11, 1935) was an American poet and novelist. She was one of the first writers of detective fiction in America and distinguished herself by writing well plotted, legally accurate stories.
- What Mrs McGillicuddy Saw! (The Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)
- ‘A model detective story, there is never a dull moment.’ The Times'The suspense is agonising.' Daily Mail'Miraculously fresh from a vintage pen.' Sunday Dispatch‘Without the female of the species, indeed, detective fiction would be in a bad way. Miss Christie never harrows her readers, being content to intrigue and amuse them.
- The Loudwater Mystery
- Edgar Alfred Jepson (1863-1938) was an English writer of adventure and detective fiction. He also wrote supernatural and fantasy stories. In addition to writing, he translated a number of works including the Arsene Lupin stories of Maurice Leblanc. Both a son and a daughter were successful writers, as is a granddaughter.
- Cold Hands
- Those who enjoy traditional British police procedurals need look no further than veteran Curzon's charming tale featuring Superintendent Mike Yeadings of the Thames Valley Police in a case involving one of the rarest crimes found in detective fiction: counterfeiting.
- The Night Of The Wolf
- Starred Review. Most of the 10 outstanding stories in this collection from French author Halter, the first English-language edition of his work, center on an impossible crime, a still potent subgenre that was once a fixture of last century's golden age of detective fiction.
- The Benevent Treasure
- Praise for Patricia Wentworth: 'Miss Wentworth is a first-rate storyteller' -- Daily Telegraph 'Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot' -- Manchester Evening News 'You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver.
- Talking about Detective Fiction. P.D. James
- A Q&A with P.D. James Question: What made you decide to write a book about detective fiction? P.D. James: I wrote my book, Talking About Detective Fiction, because the Bodleian Library, one of the great libraries of the world, asked me to write about detective fiction in aid of the Library. I said I would do so when I had finished writing The Private Patient.
- What's Wrong With the World
- Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was one of the most influential English writers of the 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography,Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction. Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox".
- Tuscan Temper
- Margaret Moore was born and brought up in London, England, but has spent all her adult life in Italy where she lives with her Italian husband, large family and seven cats, and works as a freelance translator and interpreter. It was her life-long love of detective fiction that inspired her to start writing her own.
- A Short History Of England (1917)
- Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English writer. His prolific and diverse output included philosophy, ontology, poetry, play writing, journalism, public lecturing and debating, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction. Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox".
- Beat
- Writers of detective fiction, perhaps to counterbalance their protagonists’ superhuman talents, frequently afflict them with an addiction, usually alcohol, or in the case of Sherlock Holmes, cocaine. Schwartz’s Heyden Glass, LAPD homicide detective, likewise shows an all-too-human weakness, but he is a sex addict.
- The Big Four
- "The acknowledged queen of detective fiction." Observer --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
- Heretics
- Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 - 14 June 1936) was one of the most influential English writers of the 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction. Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox".
