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The life of crime : detecting the history of mysteries and their creators / Martin Edwards.
In the first major history of crime fiction in 50 years, 'The Life of Crime' traces the evolution of the genre from the18th century to the present, offering brand-new perspective on the worlds most popular form of fiction. From the author of the Edgar award-winning book 'The Golden Age of Murder'.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780008192426 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 724 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: London : Collins Crime Club, 2022.
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| Subject: | Detective and mystery stories > History and criticism. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | 809.3872 Edwar | 31681010290245 | NONFIC | Available | - |
Martin Edwards has published twenty crime novels, including series set in Liverpool and the Lake District. He has won the CWA Short Story Dagger and CWA Margery Allingham Prize, and his book The Golden Age of Murder won the Edgar, Agatha, Macavity and H.R.F.Keating awards. Martin is consultant for the British Library's Classic Crime series, archivist of the CWA and President of the Detection Club. He has edited 30 anthologies, published about 60 short stories, and written seven other non-fiction books.
