The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery
Palgrave Macmillan · Hardcover · February 1, 2002
Bruce Murphy's Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery is a comprehensive guide to the genre of the murder mystery that catalogues thousands of items in a broad range of categories: authors, titles, plots, characters, weapons, methods of killing, movie and theatrical adaptations.
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- Who it’s for
- A broad guide to murder mysteries, cataloguing their creators, stories, characters, and adaptations.
- Genres
- Mystery & Crime Crit
- Published
- Palgrave Macmillan, February 1, 2002
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Bruce Murphy's Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery is a comprehensive guide to the genre of the murder mystery that catalogues thousands of items in a broad range of categories: authors, titles, plots, characters, weapons, methods of killing, movie and theatrical adaptations. What distinguishes this encyclopedia from the others in the field is its critical stance.
Murder Mystery Entries
A broad guide to murder mysteries, cataloguing their creators, stories, characters, and adaptations.
Come here for
- Entries on authors, titles, plots, characters, weapons, and methods of killing
- Movie and theatrical adaptations, considered with a critical stance
Expect
- A wide range of categories, from titles and plots to weapons
- Critical commentary alongside the encyclopedia's catalogue
Where it sits
| Mystery & Crime Crit | 89% |
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Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Creative Writing
- Authors
- Bruce Murphy, Bruce F. Murphy
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Published
- February 1, 2002
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Creative Writing