Bloody Murder: From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel by Julian Symons

Bloody Murder: From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel

Julian Symons

349 pages first pub 1972 (editions)

nonfiction history mystery informative mysterious slow-paced
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In celebration of distinguished author/critic Julian Symons' 80th year, here is the third and final revised edition of his classic history of mystery fiction. The views expressed here are as candid as ever. One bestselling writer is called unreada...

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