Great British Fictional Detectives
Title | Great British Fictional Detectives PDF eBook |
Author | Russell James |
Publisher | Remember When |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2009-04-21 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1844680266 |
The first full-length study of its type highlighting over 400 British literary detectives, many famous through their film and TV adaptations. Using essays to highlight different types of detectives and focusing on some of the more famous such as Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Morse, popular crime fiction writer and former President of Britain's Crime Writers Association, Russell James celebrates the role of the detective in British fiction. Illustrations include original film posters and first edition covers from classic detective fiction. Future books by Russell James in this series will include Great British Fictional Villains and US Fictional Detectives and Villains.
The Great British Detectives
Title | The Great British Detectives PDF eBook |
Author | Ron Goulart |
Publisher | New Amer Library |
Pages | |
Release | 1982-07-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780451625625 |
An anthology of 15 stories involving such sleuths as Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot.
The Great British Detective
Title | The Great British Detective PDF eBook |
Author | Ron Goulart |
Publisher | Signet Book |
Pages | 388 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780451620897 |
The Harry Bosch Novels
Title | The Harry Bosch Novels PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Connelly |
Publisher | Little, Brown |
Pages | 824 |
Release | 2001-10-22 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0759526281 |
For the first time in one volume, the three novels that introduced Michael Connelly's great LAPD homicide detective, maverick Hieronymous (Harry) Bosch. The Black Echo (Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel) For Harry Bosch-hero, loner, nighthawk-the body stuffed in a drainpipe off Mulholland Drive isn't just another statistic. This one is personal. Billy Meadows was a fellow Vietnam "tunnel rat," fighting the VC and the fear they used to call the Black Echo. Harry let Meadows down once. He won't do it again. The Black Ice The corpse in the hotel room seems to be that of a missing LAPD narcotics officer. Rumors abound that the cop had crossed over-selling a new drug called Black Ice. Now Harry's making some dangerous connections, leading from the cop to a string of bloody murders, and from Hollywood Boulevard's drug bazaar to Mexico's dusty back alleys. In this lethal game, Harry is likely to be the next victim. The Concrete Blonde When Harry Bosch shot and killed Norman Church, the police were convinced it marked the end of the hunt for the Dollmaker-L.A.'s most bizarre serial killer. But now Church's widow is accusing Harry of killing the wrong man-a charge that rings terrifyingly true when a new victim is discovered with the Dollmaker's macabre signature. For the second time, Harry must hunt the murderer down, before he strikes again. Together, these three novels are the perfect way to discover, or rediscover, the sleuth the New York Times Book Review called a "wonderful, old-fashioned hero who isn't afraid to walk through the flames."
The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories
Title | The Oxford Book of English Detective Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Patricia Craig |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 554 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Detective and mystery stories, English |
ISBN | 9780192829689 |
Essential reading for all armchair detectives, this collection of 33 classic whodunits is the cream of crime writing.
Blood on Snow
Title | Blood on Snow PDF eBook |
Author | Rachel Amphlett |
Publisher | Saxon Publishing |
Pages | 49 |
Release | 2020-12-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1913498700 |
Christmas time can be murder… A suburban housewife is found dead in her garden. There is no weapon, no witnesses, and the only set of footprints belong to her cat. Probationary detective Kay Hunter and her colleagues are convinced it’s murder – but how can they find a killer when there are no clues? Blood on Snow forms part of the Case Files series of short crime stories from USA Today bestselling author Rachel Amphlett. Police procedural,british detective,female detective,women sleuths,mystery series,serial killer,murder mystery,short story,short stories,murder mysteries,Christmas mystery,cozy mystery,cosy mystery
Talking About Detective Fiction
Title | Talking About Detective Fiction PDF eBook |
Author | P. D. James |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2011-05-03 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0307743136 |
P. D. James, the undisputed queen of mystery, gives us an intriguing, inspiring and idiosyncratic look at the genre she has spent her life perfecting. Examining mystery from top to bottom, beginning with such classics as Charles Dickens's Bleak House and Wilkie Collins's The Woman in White, and then looking at such contemporary masters as Colin Dexter and Henning Mankell, P. D. James goes right to the heart of the genre. Along the way she traces the lives and writing styles of Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett, and many more. Here is P.D. James discussing detective fiction as social history, explaining its stylistic components, revealing her own writing process, and commenting on the recent resurgence of detective fiction in modern culture. It is a must have for the mystery connoisseur and casual fan alike.