Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection : From Sleuths to Superheroes.

Icons of Mystery and Crime Detection: From Sleuths to Superheroes is an insightful look at one of our most popular and diverse fictional genres, providing a guided tour of mystery and crime writing by focusing on two dozen of the field's most enduring creations and creators.||Icons of Mystery a...

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Main Author: Brunsdale, Mitzi
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2010.
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