The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators

The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators
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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 977
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ISBN-10 : 9780008192457
ISBN-13 : 0008192456
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Book Synopsis The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators by : Martin Edwards

Download or read book The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators written by Martin Edwards and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 977 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of four major prizes for the best critical/biographical book related to crime fiction: the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and H.R.F. Keating Awards; and shortlisted for both the Agatha and Gold Dagger Awards. ‘Martin Edwards is the closest thing there has been to a philosopher of crime writing.’ The Times


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