British Women Mystery Writers

British Women Mystery Writers
Author: Mary Hadley
Publsiher: McFarland
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2015-10-02
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 078648361X

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Many aspects of British detective fiction are intriguingly different from the American detective fiction. And, confusingly, many of the British women detectives who have made it to American television are far from typical of the latest women detectives. This work is a study of British detective fiction with female protagonists written by women. Authors included are P.D. James, Jennie Melville, Liza Cody, Val McDermid, Joan Smith and Susan Moody. Special attention is paid to the evolution of the British female sleuth from the 1960s to the year 2000, particularly the 1980s, and how this shaped and altered detective fiction. Also discussed is the effect of the British judicial system and gun laws on detective fiction and real life, the types of crimes women detectives usually investigate, why certain directions have been taken and which ones may be taken in the future, issues being raised by the authors, and new women authors of detective fiction with female protagonists.

Great Women Mystery Writers

Great Women Mystery Writers
Author: Kathleen Gregory Klein
Publsiher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 468
Release: 1994
Genre: American fiction
ISBN: UOM:39015032610068

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A dictionary of over 117 women mystery authors giving details on their lives and their writing habits.

Atomic Renaissance

Atomic Renaissance
Author: Jeffrey Marks
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-08-03
Genre: Electronic Book
ISBN: 1936363712

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A discussion of several American women mystery authors during the time of spy novels and paperback originals. Each chapter focuses on a different author of domestic noir and that author's works.

Women of Mystery

Women of Mystery
Author: Cynthia Manson
Publsiher: Unknown
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2002
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0785814841

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Great Women Mystery Writers

Great Women Mystery Writers
Author: Elizabeth A. Blakesley
Publsiher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2006-11-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780313049064

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Mysteries are among the most popular books today, and women continue to be among the most creative and widely read mystery writers. This book includes alphabetically arranged entries on 90 women mystery writers. Many of the writers discussed were not even writing when the first edition of this book was published in 1994, while others have written numerous works since then. Writers were selected based on their status as award winners, their commercial success, and their critical acclaim. Each entry provides biographical information, a discussion of major works and themes, and primary and secondary bibliographies. The volume closes with appendices and a selected, general bibliography. Public library patrons will value this guide to their favorite authors, while students will turn to it when writing reports.

Books to Die For

Books to Die For
Author: John Connolly,Declan Burke
Publsiher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 560
Release: 2012-10-02
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9781451696585

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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. 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!

The Wisdom of Crowds

The Wisdom of Crowds
Author: James Surowiecki
Publsiher: Anchor
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2005-08-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780307275059

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In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant—better at solving problems, fostering innovation, coming to wise decisions, even predicting the future. With boundless erudition and in delightfully clear prose, Surowiecki ranges across fields as diverse as popular culture, psychology, ant biology, behavioral economics, artificial intelligence, military history, and politics to show how this simple idea offers important lessons for how we live our lives, select our leaders, run our companies, and think about our world.

Murder for Pleasure

Murder for Pleasure
Author: Howard Haycraft
Publsiher: Dover Publications
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2019-02-13
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780486829302

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"Genuinely fascinating reading."—The New York Times Book Review "Diverting and patently authoritative."—The New Yorker "Grand and fascinating … a history, a compendium and a critical study all in one, and all first rate."—Rex Stout "A landmark … a brilliant study written with charm and authority."—Ellery Queen "This book is of permanent value. It should be on the shelf of every reader of detective stories."—Erle Stanley Gardner Author Howard Haycraft, an expert in detective fiction, traces the genre's development from the 1840s through the 1940s. Along the way, he charts the innovations of Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as the modern influence of George Simenon, Josephine Tey, and others. Additional topics include a survey of the critical literature, a detective story quiz, and a Who's Who in Detection.