GREAT BOOKS ABOUT MYSTERY&DETECTION
Discover the best mystery and detective books in this curated guide, from Raymond Chandler’s Hollywood legacy and hardboiled crime fiction to Agatha Christie’s complete works and noir classics like The Maltese Falcon.
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Bloody Murder
by Julian Symons
In celebration of distinguished author/critic Julian Symons' 80th year, here is the third and final revised edition of his classic history of mystery fiction. The views expressed here are as candid as ever. One bestselling writer is called unreadable, another compared to writers of "strip cartoon stories". But the general tone is warmly appreciative of every sort of book within the genre.
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The Complete Christie
by Matthew Bunson
Painstakingly researched, this illustrated reference captures the spirited imagination of Dame Agatha and the intriguing atmosphere of her tales. Includes a comprehensive Christie biography, cross-referenced with plot synopses and character listings. Photos throughout.
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The Crown Crime Companion
by Mystery Writers Of America, Inc.
The Crown Crime Companion The Top 100 Mystery Novels Of All Time Selected by the Mystery Writers Of America Annotated by 0tto Penzler and Compiled by Mickey Friedman For The Crown Crime Companion, the Mystery Writers of America have compiled a list of the best 100 mystery novels of all time, as well as a list of favorites in ten categories. Fully annotated and reviewed by Otto Penzler, this list of the top 100 mysteries will be a valuable resource to fans, introducing them to new novels and reminding them about books by favorite writers they may have missed. Each of the ten category lists is introduced by a master of that category: Classics: Suspense: Hardboiled/Private Eye: Police Procedural: Espionage/Thriller: Criminal: Cozy/Traditional: Historical: Humorous: Legal/Courtroom: H.R.F. Keating Mary Higgins Clark Sue Grafton Joseph Wambaugh John Gardner Richard Condon Margaret Maron Peter Lovesey Gregory Mcdonald Scott Turow
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Hardboiled Mystery Writers
by Matthew Joseph Bruccoli
An illustrated guide to the mystery genre's hardest hitting writers focuses on the three men who created a uniquely American brand of detective fiction--Raymond Chandler, Dashiell HAmmett, and Ross Macdonald, the creators of such famed fictional private detectives as PHilip Marlowe, Sam Spade, and Lew Archer. Original.
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Raymond Chandler in Hollywood
by Al Clark
Raymond Chandler in Hollywood is an entertaining and comprehensive assessment of Chandler's turbulent association with Hollywood, both as a screenwriter whose credits included Double Indemnity, The Blue Dahlia, and Strangers on a Train and as the provider of source material - his six filmed novels have so far yielded ten movies. The author's extensive research included interviewing many of the Hollywood figures who were associated with Chandler and his films, including Lauren Bacall, Edward Dmytryk, Alfred Hitchcock, John Houseman, Fred MacMurray, Robert Montogomery, and Audrey Totter. Illustrated with rare stills, posters, and location photographs, this book provides a special insight into the work of the world's most acclaimed writer of detective fiction.