The Golden Age of Murder
The Mystery of the Writers Who Invented the Modern Detective Story
London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015.
Format: Book
Description: xxiv, 481 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"A real-life detective story, investigating how Agatha Christie and colleagues in a mysterious literary club transformed crime fiction, writing books casting new light on unsolved murders whilst hiding clues to their authors' darkest secrets."--Publisher's description.
Subjects:
Detective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, English -- Bio-bibliography.
English fiction -- 20th century -- Bio-bibliography.
Novelists, English -- Biography.
Murder in literature.
Detective and mystery stories, English -- History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, English -- Bio-bibliography.
English fiction -- 20th century -- Bio-bibliography.
Novelists, English -- Biography.
Murder in literature.
ISBN:
9780008105969
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LITERATURE Reading Edw | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [449]-457) and index.
Agatha Award for Nonfiction, 2015.
Agatha Award for Nonfiction, 2015.