An edition of Mortal consequences (1956)

Bloody murder

from the detective story to the crime novel : a history

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An edition of Mortal consequences (1956)

Bloody murder

from the detective story to the crime novel : a history

Rev. and updated ed.
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Traces the evolution of crime fiction from Poe's earliest detective stories and Collins' mysterious thrillers.

Publish Date
Language
English
Pages
261

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Cover of: Bloody murder
Bloody murder: from the detective story to the crime novel
1992, Mysterious Press
in English - 3rd rev. ed.
Cover of: Bloody murder
Bloody murder: from the detective story to the crime novel : a history
1985, Penguin, Penguin Books, Brand: Penguin Books
in English - Rev. and updated ed.
Cover of: Bloody murder
Bloody murder: from the detective story to the crime novel : a history
1985, Viking
in English
Cover of: Mortal Consequences a History from the Detective S
Mortal Consequences a History from the Detective S
June 1973, Schocken Books
Paperback
Cover of: Mortal consequences
Mortal consequences: a history from the detective story to the crime novel.
1972, Harper & Row
in English - [1st U.S. ed.]

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Edition Notes

Previous ed., London , Faber and Faber, 1972.

Includes index.

Published in
Harmondsworth

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.0872
Library of Congress
PR830.D4

The Physical Object

Pagination
261p. ;
Number of pages
261

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL21142139M
ISBN 10
0140072632
LCCN
gb87019862
OCLC/WorldCat
15658126
LibraryThing
143763
Goodreads
976718

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL134819W

First Sentence

"The first problem facing anybody writing about crime fiction is to stake out the limits of the theme."

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