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Crime Classics: The Mystery Story from Poe to the Present
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ISBN10: 0140131280
ISBN13: 9780140131284
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Published: Nov 1 1991
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.85 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.78
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780140131284
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Published: Nov 1 1991
Pages: 416
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.85 Width: 5.10 Depth: 7.78
Language: English
With its high stakes and uncertain outcome, the mystery tale is the most popular form of fiction in the United States. Crime Classics presents spellbinding works by such masters as Edgar Allen Poe, Arthur Conan Doyle, Dashiell Hammett, Dorothy Sayers, and Agatha Christie, as well as delightful gems from less familiar writers like Cornell Woolrich and intriguing tales by authors not usually associated with mystery writing--Flannery O'Connor, Jorge Luis Borges, and William Faulkner. Burns and Sullivan introduce the anthology by tracing the history of the genre and providing a biography of each author. Mystery stories demand superb craftsmanship and attention to detail; these enticing pieces combine fine writing, inventive plots, and challenges that readers will find irresistible. Crime Classics lives up to its name, collecting outstanding stories as entertaining as they are worthy of literary note.--Los Angeles Reader
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