McFarland Companions to Mystery Fiction (ed. foxwell)

By Kate Macdonald. 

Learn about this author, historian, and politician who wrote the classic thriller The Thirty-Nine Steps.

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By Gina Macdonald and Elizabeth Sanders. Learn about this Scottish-born author, one of the most popular and prolific British crime writers of the twentieth century. 

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By Erin E. MacDonald. The first comprehensive treatment of the works by the author of The Blackboard Jungle, screenwriter for "The Birds," and pioneer of the police procedural.

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By Anne-Marie Beller. Learn about the author of Lady Audley's Secret, whose colorful life read like one of her successful sensation novels.

"one of the first comprehensive studies of Braddon's works to explain the overarching influence of her work on the development of detective and mystery fiction."
—American Reference Books Annual

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By Lucia Rinaldi. This is the first comprehensive reference work in English on the works of world-famous Italian mystery author Andrea Camilleri, creator of Inspector Salvo Montalbano.

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By Jim Mancall. Learn about the author of the LA Trilogy and My Dark Places.  

Edgar Award and Silver Falchion Award nominee

"this A-Z guide is an essential key to unlock the complexities of one of America's most distinctive and powerful writers."
—The Guardian (read the full review)

"a clear, comprehensive guide to the Demon Dog’s dark, complex literary world." 
—Shamus nominee Dick Lochte

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By Margaret KInsman. This first comprehensive look at the career of Sara Paretsky includes her groundbreaking mystery series about Chicago private investigator V.I. Warshawski.

Macavity Award winner and
Agatha Award nominee

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By Laurel A. Young.  Phyllis Dorothy James White  (1920–2014) reinvented herself at age 38 as P.D. James, crime novelist.  Most of her 20 novels feature one or both of her series detectives, Adam Dalgliesh  of Scotland Yard and private eye Cordelia Gray.

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By Bruce Harding. Learn about the multifaceted Dame Ngaio Marsh—celebrated author of classic British detective fiction, successful theater director, and talented painter.

"another winner in a consistently excellent reference series"—Mystery Scene

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By Erin E. MacDonald. Learn about Ian Rankin, considered by many to be Scotland’s greatest living crime fiction author and best known for his Inspector Rebus series.

Edgar and Macavity Award nominee

“Fascinating biography…definitely belongs in mystery reference  collections.”—Booklist

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By Eric Sandberg. This companion delves into the works of the creator of Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg.

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By J. C. Bernthal. Learn about the creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple, one of the most popular and inventive mystery writers of all time. Includes never-before-discussed material.

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