Crime and Mystery: The 100 Best Books [Paperback]

H. R. F. Keating (Author), Patricia Highsmoth (Foreword)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This is a remarkably balanced and highly entertaining collection of essays reflecting one writer's ideas about what constitutes the best in crime and mystery fiction. The two-page essays extend from Poe's Tales of Mystery and Imagination through P.D. James's A Taste for Death , forming a sort of history of the genre. Each essay contains a synopsis of the plot or theme, a critical assessment, and a list of first and recent editions. Keating, a prolific mystery writer, seems an ideal choice to compile such a work, and his wit and intelligence make these essays as much fun as they are informative.Lonnie Beene, West Texas State Univ. Lib., Canyon
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 219 pages
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub; 1st edition (November 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0881844411
• ISBN-13: 978-0881844412
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,675,855 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)