Mystery Detective Fiction category: 469 books
The Gay Male Sleuth in Print and Film
A History and Annotated Bibliography
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
In The Gay Male Sleuth in Print and Film (2005), scholar Drewey Wayne Gunn examined the history of gay detectives beginning with the first recognized gay novel, The Heart in Exile, which appeared in 1953. In the years since the original edition's publication, hundreds of novels and short stories in...
by Mike Holgate
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
The true scandals, crimes, and murders that inspired the works of the Queen of Crime, and affected those around her Fact proves far stranger than fiction in this collection of events that either influenced the works of the world’s most popular mystery writer or affected the lives of many famous...
by Malcolm Noble
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2015
Emphasising the influence of Raymond Chandler's English background, Malcolm Noble encourages a new generation of Chandler readers to look further into this writer's life and work. "There is so much in Chandler's work that deserves to be expanded, debated and, in most cases, celebrated....
James Ellroy
A Companion to the Mystery Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2013
This comprehensive guide to James Ellroy’s work and life is arranged as an encyclopedia covering his entire career, from his first private-eye novel, Brown’s Requiem, to his 2012 e-book Shakedown. It introduces new readers to his characters and plots, and provides experienced Ellroy fans and scholars...
Perfectly Plum
Unauthorized Essays On the Life, Loves And Other Disasters of Stephanie Plum, Trenton Bounty Hunter
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2007
Speculating about the cultural metaphors in Janet Evanovich’s wildly popular mystery series (which includes 11 books, from One for the Money to Eleven on Top), this anthology takes a look at lingerie-buyer-turned-bounty-hunter Stephanie Plum and catalogs her bad luck with cars (she’s blown up quite...
by claire atherton
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2014
The Clarkson Grand; better known as The Menacing Mansion, is a formidable Gothic inspired venue dowsed in a rich history of mystery, curses and witch-craft - just another day in the supernatural office that is your paranormal investigative team.
As Taylor; an up-coming leader to be reckoned...
Fbi
"Secret Files" the Untold Story
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2012
This story is about all mysterious adventures and numerous encounters with FBI. The flashbacks became more terrifying and the nightmares came more realistic. The story will become more confusing with all the bizarre endings. There were events which took a diametrically opposite of action. The FBI...
by Cathy Cook
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
This miscellany will explore the fascinating and enigmatic world created by the undisputed 'Queen of Crime', Agatha Christie. Examining her place in literary history, her books and her iconic characters, including Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, this unique collection will feature all of the facts,...
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
The Sherlock Holmes Stories (Illustrated)
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
in this book
A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE A CASE OF IDENTITY THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS THE MAN WITH THE TWISTED LIP THE ADVENTURE OF THE BLUE CARBUNCLE THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED...
Au bonheur des ogres de Daniel Pennac (Analyse de l'oeuvre)
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Language: French
Release Date: January 1, 2011
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Le Chien jaune de Georges Simenon (Analyse de l'oeuvre)
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Language: French
Release Date: January 1, 2011
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by R. Austin Freeman
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
John Gillum arrives in London from Australia apparently a wealthy man and then proceeds to cheerfully gamble his entire fortune away. During this period he cultivates the friendship of Mortimer, the bank official after meeting him at the scene of a murder near the bank. He mentions in conversation that...
Smart Pop Preview 2012
Standalone Essays on the Hunger Games, Robert B. Parker's Spenser, George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, Ender's Game, and More
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
Get a sneak peak at Smart Pop's 2012 titles with this preview volume of standalone essays.Volume includes:Songs Spenser Taught Me” Ace AtkinsFrom In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero, edited by Otto PenzlerThe Palace of Love, The Palace...
Poe Evermore
The Legacy in Film, Music and Television
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2014
Edgar Allan Poe exerted a profound influence on many aspects of 20th century culture, and continues to inspire composers, filmmakers, writers and artists. Popularly thought of as a “horror” writer, Poe was also a philosophical aesthete, a satirist, a hoaxer, a psychologist and a prophet of the...