"Genuinely fascinating reading."—The New York Times Book Review "Diverting and patently authoritative."—The New Yorker "Grand and fascinating … a history, a compendium and a critical study all in one, and all first rate."—Rex Stout "A landmark … a brilliant study written with charm and authority."—Ellery Queen "This book is of permanent value. It should be on the shelf of every reader of detective stories."—Erle Stanley Gardner Author Howard Haycraft, an expert in detective fiction, traces the genre's development from the 1840s through the 1940s. Along the way, he charts the innovations of Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as the modern influence of George Simenon, Josephine Tey, and others. Additional topics include a survey of the critical literature, a detective story quiz, and a Who's Who in Detection.

Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story (Dover Literature: Crime/Mystery/Thriller)

HAYCRAFT, Howard

Reference

Dover Publications

Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story

Biblo-Moser

Contains biographical sketches of 1,850 authors with brief descriptions of their works

Twentieth Century Authors: A Biographical Dictionary of Modern Literature

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Hw Wilson Co

The Art of the Mystery Story

Carroll&Graf

Essays trace the history of the detective story in America and England, looks at how mysteries are written, and provides a guide to detective characters and their creators

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Carroll & Graf Pub.

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