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A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives
Greenwood · Print & ebook · April 30, 2006
The enormous explosion of crime fiction over the last decade means that more people are looking for a good mystery than ever before.
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- Who it’s for
- An alphabetical reference to fictional detectives, their series, and associated works.
- Genres
- Dictionaries, Mystery & Crime Crit
- Published
- Greenwood, April 30, 2006
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The enormous explosion of crime fiction over the last decade means that more people are looking for a good mystery than ever before. This dictionary of fictional detectives helps readers learn about the series in which their favorite detectives are featured.
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Included are alphabetically arranged entries on roughly 150 fictional detectives, which provide information about the works in which the detective appears, the locales in which the detective operates, the detective's investigative methods, and other important information. Helpful bibliographical citations direct the reader to other interesting works. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography; various appendices; and an extensive index. The enormous explosion of crime fiction over the last decade means that more people are looking for a good mystery than ever before. Many of the most popular mystery books appear in series, and these series feature carefully developed detectives.
Fictional Detectives
An alphabetical reference to fictional detectives, their series, and associated works.
Come here for
- Entries on roughly 150 fictional detectives
- Information about the works in which each detective appears
Expect
- Details on detectives’ operating locales
- Information about their investigative methods
Where it sits
| Dictionaries | 55% |
|---|---|
| Mystery & Crime Crit | 55% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Creative Writing
- Authors
- Mitzi M. Brunsdale
- Publisher
- Greenwood
- Published
- April 30, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Creative Writing