Varieties of Crime Fiction - by S T Joshi (Paperback)

Name: Varieties of Crime Fiction - by S T Joshi (Paperback)
Brand: Wildside Press
SKU: 1004683803
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Leading critic S.T. Joshi reviews surveys the work of 13 mystery and crime writers, ranging from the Golden Age, Hardboiled school, the Psychological Mystery, and Contemporary Writers.The Golden AgeDorothy L. Sayers: Lords and Servants John Dickson Carr: Puzzlemeister Margery Allingham: Murder, Gangs, and Spies Philip MacDonald: Expanding the "Cosy" MysteryII.
Author(s): S T Joshi
212 Pages
Literary Criticism, Mystery & Detective

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Leading critic S.T. Joshi reviews surveys the work of 13 mystery and crime writers, ranging from the Golden Age, Hardboiled school, the Psychological Mystery, and Contemporary Writers.

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Leading critic S.T. Joshi reviews surveys the work of 13 mystery and crime writers, ranging from the Golden Age, Hardboiled school, the Psychological Mystery, and Contemporary Writers.

The Golden Age

Dorothy L. Sayers: Lords and Servants
John Dickson Carr: Puzzlemeister
Margery Allingham: Murder, Gangs, and Spies
Philip MacDonald: Expanding the "Cosy" Mystery

II. The Hard-Boiled School
Dashiell Hammett: Sam Spade and Others
Raymond Chandler: Mean Streets
Ross Macdonald: Family Affairs
III. The Psychological Mystery

Margaret Millar: Scars of the Psyche
Patricia Highsmith: Guilt and Innocence
L. P. Davies: The Workings of the Mind

Some Contemporaries
P. D. James: The Empress's New Clothes
Ruth Rendell: The Psychology of Murder
Sue Grafton: Hard-Boiled Female

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .48 Inches (D)

Weight: .7 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 212

Genre: Literary Criticism

Sub-Genre: Mystery & Detective

Publisher: Wildside Press

Format: Paperback

Author: S T Joshi

Language: English

Street Date: September 19, 2019

TCIN: 1004683803

UPC: 9781479445462

Item Number (DPCI): 247-25-0916

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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