1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction [Hardcover]

Bill Pronzini (Author), Marcia Muller (Author)

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This bibliography includes lengthy reviews of 1001 mystery classics by every major author in the field from Edgar Allen Poe to authors first published in 1984. The book differs from the only other extensive annotated mystery bibliography, A Catalogue of Crime (1971), in that the signed 350-word annotations are longer and offer general commentaries on the author's work, extensive plot summaries, and a coded classification of book types such as comedy, private eye, etc. More complete information on mystery authors may be found in John M. Reilly's excellent Twentieth Century Crime and Mystery Writers ( LJ 10/15/80; 1985. 2d ed.). This work's place in the reference collection is primarily as a reader's adviser and plot summary book fit for both neophyte and expert. Dennis Dillon, Univ. of Texas Lib., Austin
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 879 pages
• Publisher: Arbor House Pub Co (August 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877956227
• ISBN-13: 978-0877956228
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.8 x 2.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #285,857 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #58 in Books > Mystery, Thriller & Suspense > Mystery > Reference

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Reference Tool, July 30, 2003

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This review is from: 1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction (Hardcover)

1001 Midnights; The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, written by authors Bill Pronzini and Marcia Muller, is a wonderful reference book for anyone interested in the Mystery Genre. The book is 879 pages of mystery authors - listed alphabetically and giving descriptons of the authors' characters, the authors' lives and biographical bits. The books are broken down by code within the genre: ie, Action and Adventure, Comedy, Classic Sleuths, Private Eyes, Thriller and many many more categories. There is information preceeded by a * for titles which are especially notable and ** for "cornerstone works in the field. I recommend this book as either a reference book or as just a darned good read. Thank you, Bill and Marcia for taking the time to write this book. I can't imagine the amount of time and work that it took.