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Informationen zum Autor Mitzi M. Brunsdale , PhD, is professor of English at Mayville State University, Mayville, ND. Klappentext The enormous explosion of crime fiction over the last decade means that more people are looking for a good mystery than ever before. This dictionary of fictional detectives helps readers learn about the series in which their favorite detectives are featured. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on roughly 150 fictional detectives, which provide information about the works in which the detective appears, the locales in which the detective operates, the detective's investigative methods, and other important information. Helpful bibliographical citations direct the reader to other interesting works. The volume closes with a selected, general bibliography; various appendices; and an extensive index. The enormous explosion of crime fiction over the last decade means that more people are looking for a good mystery than ever before. Many of the most popular mystery books appear in series, and these series feature carefully developed detectives. Zusammenfassung Included are alphabetically arranged entries on roughly 150 fictional detectives! which provide information about the works in which the detective appears! the locales in which the detective operates! the detective's investigative methods! and other important information. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsContentsContentsList of Entries ixPreface xiiiHow to Use This Book xviiIntroduction: The Ancestry of the Contemporary Series Detective 1The Dictionary 33Appendix A: Authors and Their Sleuths 417Appendix B: Detectives in Their Geographical Areas 423Appendix C: Historical Detectives Listed Chronologically 429Appendix D: Detectives Listed by Field of Employment 431Appendix E: Awards for Mystery and Crime Fiction 437Selected Bibliography 441Index 445
