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Book cover for Mark Campbell: Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

Mark Campbell
Paperback - $16.95



Book cover for Raymond Chandler: Raymond Chandler Speaking

Raymond Chandler Speaking

Raymond Chandler
Paperback - $40.95

Tough-minded and typically idiosyncratic, here is Chandler on Chandler, the mystery novel, writing, Hollywood, TV, publishing, cats, and famous crimes. This skillfully edited selection of letters, articles, and notes also includes the short story "A ...

Book cover for Chernaik: The Art of Detective Fiction

The Art of Detective Fiction

Chernaik
Hardcover - $233.95

The contributors of this volume pay tribute to and seek to account for the astonishing durability of the detective story as a genre. The essays take a variety of theoretical approaches and include detective fiction in languages other than English. Pa ...

Book cover for G. K. Chesterton: The Defendant

The Defendant

G. K. Chesterton
Paperback - $23.95

G.K. Chesterton's collected essays on subjects ranging from detective stories and penny dreadfuls to heraldry and patriotism. The essays originally appeared in "The Speaker" but were edited and revised for republication.

Book cover for G. K. Chesterton: The Defendant

The Defendant

G. K. Chesterton
Hardcover - $56.95

G.K. Chesterton's collected essays on subjects ranging from detective stories and penny dreadfuls to heraldry and patriotism. The essays originally appeared in "The Speaker" but were edited and revised for republication.

Book cover for Peter Child: Inspector Hadley - The Gold Bullion Murders

Inspector Hadley - The Gold Bullion Murders

Peter Child
Paperback - $31.95

Fast moving crime fiction set in Victorian London regarding the murders of two French sailors from a ship moored in the docks carrying stolen gold bullion.

Book cover for Ed Christian: The Post-Colonial Detective

The Post-Colonial Detective

Ed Christian
Hardcover - $191.95

What happens to detective fiction when the detective is "post-colonial," a marginalized native or settler in a country recovering from colonialism? This introduction to the peculiarities of the post-colonial detective and to post-colonial theory esta ...

Book cover for Agatha Christie: The Secret Adversary

The Secret Adversary

Agatha Christie
Paperback - $31.95

"The Longman Annotated Editions for Developing College Readers" presents complete works - as written by the author - in a format that is both authentic and accessible to developing college readers. Under the guidance of General Editor, Yvonne Sisko, ...

Book cover for Agatha Christie: The Secret Adversary

The Secret Adversary

Agatha Christie
Paperback - $27.95

The grand dame of the cozy English murder mystery, Agatha Christie introduced Tommy and Tuppence, her duo of likeable upper-class detectives, in this 1922 novel, her second book. International intrigue, secret treaties, disguises, and blackmail follo ...

Book cover for Mark Connelly: The Hardy Boys Mysteries, 1927-1979

The Hardy Boys Mysteries, 1927-1979 : A Cultural and Literary History

Mark Connelly
Hardcover - $107.95



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