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The Crown crime companion : the top 100 mystery novels of all time / selected by the Mystery Writers of America ; annotated by Otto Penzler ; compiled by Mickey Friedman.
- Title
- The Crown crime companion : the top 100 mystery novels of all time / selected by the Mystery Writers of America ; annotated by Otto Penzler ; compiled by Mickey Friedman.
- Publication
- New York : Crown Trade Paperbacks, c1995.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | PR830.D4 C755 1995 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 190 p.; 21 cm.
- Summary
- "For The Crown Crime Companion, the Mystery Writers of America have compiled a list of the best 100 mystery novels of all time, as well as a list of favorites in ten categories." "Fully annotated and reviewed by Otto Penzler, this list of the top 100 mysteries will be a valuable resource to fans, introducing them to new novels and reminding them about books by favorite writers they may have missed." "Each of the ten category lists is introduced by a master of that category. Also included is a list of all the Edgar Award-winning books since the inception of the award." --Book Jacket.
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- Genre/Form
- Stories, plots, etc.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Acknowledgments (p.7) -- Introduction / Peter Ginna nd Jane Cavolina (p.9) -- Making the lists : a saga / Mickey Friedman (p.11) -- Part one: The lists. The top 100 mystery novels of all time selected by active MWA members (p.17) -- Favorite female writer (p.81) -- Favorite male writer (p.81) -- Favorite female sleuth (p.81 _ -- Favorite male sleuth (p.81) -- Favorite cities for murder (p.81) -- Favorite murder weapon (p.82) -- Favorite hiding place for a body (p.82) -- Favorite animal in a mystery novel (p.82) -- Favorite mystery movie (p.82).
- Cont.): Part two: The top ten books by category. Classics / H.R.F. Keating (p.85) -- Suspense / Mary Higgins Clark (p.91) -- Hard-boiled/private eye / Sue Grafton (p.97) -- Police procedural / Joseph Wambaugh (p.103) -- Espionage/thriller / John Gardner (p.109) -- Criminal / Richard Condon (p.115) -- Cozy/traditional / Margaret Maron (p.121) -- Historical / Peter Lovesey (p.125) -- Humorous / Gregory Mcdonald (p.133) -- Legal/courtroom / Scott Turow (p.139) -- Part three: The Edgar winners. Grand master (p.145) -- Best novel (p.145) -- Best first novel by an American author (p.154) -- Best original paperback (p.162) -- Best fact crime (p.167) -- Best critical/biographical work (p.177) -- List of contributors (p.182).
- ISBN
- 0517881152 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- ^^^94043825^
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library