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Informationen zum Autor Gina Macdonald was the author of eight books and several other book-length publications. She wrote hundreds of articles and encyclopedia pieces on a variety of literary topics, but mainly on detective/ crime fiction. At the time of her death she had been promoted to full professor at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Elizabeth Sanders obtained her B.A. in English from Nicholls State University in 2008. She was a teaching assistant at the University of Arkansas and will soon pursue a master's degree in library science at Louisiana State University. Series Editor Elizabeth Foxwell, an Agatha Award winner, serves as managing editor of Clues: A Journal of Detection and is an editor at McFarland. Klappentext E.X. Ferrars was one of the most popular and prolific British crime writers of the twentieth century. This literary companion is designed to introduce readers to the full range of possibilities inherent in E.X. Ferrars's canon! connecting novels and short stories that share themes and strategies! and providing biographical data that yield insights into Ferrars's interests and concerns. A brief biography is included! as well as explanations of relevant genre terminology. This alphabetized collection is a pathway to better understanding this popular writer! a craftsperson whose work spanned sixty-three years and who! when she died at age eighty-eight! was at work on another mystery for her broad readership. Zusammenfassung This literary companion is designed to introduce readers to the full range of possibilities inherent in E.X. Ferrars's work! connecting novels and short stories that share themes and strategies! and providing biographical data that yield insights into Ferrars's interests and concerns. A brief biography is included! as well as explanations of relevant genre terminology.
