The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction
- ISBN-10
- 1841192872
- ISBN-13
- 9781841192871
- Category
- Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Collections & Anthologies
- Pages
- 780
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Robinson
- Author
- Michael Ashley
Description
A reference and overview of the genre of crime fiction, primarily covering the 1950s onwards, although major earlier writers, such as Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler, also have entries.
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