The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery
- ISBN-10
- 0230107354
- ISBN-13
- 9780230107359
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 543
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-12-09
- Publisher
- Springer
- Author
- B. Murphy
Description
Bruce Murphy's Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery is a comprehensive guide to the genre of the murder mystery that catalogues thousands of items in a broad range of categories: authors, titles, plots, characters, weapons, methods of killing, movie and theatrical adaptations. What distinguishes this encyclopedia from the others in the field is its critical stance.
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