Scene of the Crime : The Importance of Place in Crime and Mystery Fiction

David Geherin
Paperback - $75.95

Florida Crime Writers : 24 Interviews

Steve Glassman
Paperback - $75.95

This book examines Florida crime novelists through interviews with several contemporary mystery writers, all of whom have based many of their stories in the Keys, Miami, the Everglades, or other locations throughout the state. Included are The Mango ...

Criminal Types in Shakespeare

August Goll
Paperback - $64.95

An interesting attempt to relate the hypotheses of modern criminology to the penetrating psychological insights of Shakespeare, whom Freud called "the master of us all." This title is cited and recommended by A Shakespeare Bibliography - Ebisch. At t ...

Noir Movies Facts, Figures & Fun

John Grant
Hardcover - $11.95

Cynical detectives, femmes fatales, rain-washed streets, and a single streetlamp shining in an otherwise pitch-black night. That's the beauty of "film noir," a genre that portrays humanity's dark side--and one that's now enjoying revived popularity. ...

Women, Crime and Language

Frances Gray
Hardcover - $233.95

"Women, Crime and Language" examines the relationships between discourses of crime and gender: how women are represented in fiction and reportage, and how they have represented themselves. Frances Gray explores a number of high-profile cases from the ...

Minette Walters and the Meaning of Justice : Essays on the Crime Novels

Mary Hadley
Paperback - $75.95

Places for Dead Bodies

Gary J. Hausladen
Paperback - $54.95

From Tony Hillerman's Navajo Southwest to Martin Cruz Smith's Moscow, an exotic, vividly described locale is one of the great pleasures of many murder mysteries. Indeed, the sense of place, no less than the compelling character of the detective, is o ...

Whodunit? : A Who's Who in Crime & Mystery Writing

Rosemary Herbert
Paperback - $49.95

A mystery expert investigates how the giants of the genre pull off all those crimes and keep the twists coming page after page, then shows readers how they can do it too.

Talking Mysteries : A Conversation with Tony Hillerman

Tony Hillerman
Paperback - $24.95

In "Talking Mysteries, " Tony Hillerman discusses his craft, including his approach to plot, characterization, and setting, and the wrinkles and twists that make his brand of fiction unique. These and other insights into how he writes emerge in an ex ...

It Didn't Mean Anything : A Psychoanalytic Reading of American Detective Fiction

Alexander N. Howe
Paperback - $86.95