Books to Die for
The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels
Washington Square Press · Print & ebook · October 2, 2012
The world’s most beloved mystery writers celebrate their favorite mystery novels in this gorgeously wrought collection, featuring essays by Michael Connelly, Kathy Reichs, Ian Rankin, and more.
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- Who it’s for
- A companionable sweep through mystery writing, built for browsing and argument alike.
- Genres
- Mystery & Crime Crit, Essay Collections
- Published
- Washington Square Press, October 2, 2012
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The world’s most beloved mystery writers celebrate their favorite mystery novels in this gorgeously wrought collection, featuring essays by Michael Connelly, Kathy Reichs, Ian Rankin, and more. In the most ambitious anthology of its kind, the world’s leading mystery writers come together to champion the greatest mystery novels ever written.
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In a series of personal essays that reveal as much about the authors and their own work as they do about the books that they love, over a hundred authors from twenty countries have created a guide that will be indispensable for generations of readers and writers. From Agatha Christie to Lee Child, from Edgar Allan Poe to P. D. James, from Sherlock Holmes to Hannibal Lecter and Philip Marlowe to Lord Peter Wimsey, Books to Die For brings together the best of the mystery world for a feast of reading pleasure, a treasure trove for those new to the genre and for those who believe that there is nothing new left to discover. This is the one essential book for every reader who has ever finished a mystery novel and thought…I want more!
Mystery Cross-Talk
A companionable sweep through mystery writing, built for browsing and argument alike.
Come here for
- mystery-world cross-talk
- essay-by-essay company
Expect
- varied critical voices
- plenty to compare, quote, and disagree with
Where it sits
| Essay Collections | 91% |
|---|---|
| Mystery & Crime Crit | 81% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Personal Memoirs
- Literary Collections
- Essay Collections
- Authors
- John Connolly, Declan Burke
- Publisher
- Washington Square Press
- Published
- October 2, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Personal Memoirs