The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction
Title The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction PDF eBook
Author Michael Ashley
Publisher Constable
Pages 804
Release 2002
Genre Characters and characteristics in literature
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A reference and overview of the genre of crime fiction, primarily covering the 1950s onwards, although major earlier writers, such as Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler, also have entries.

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction
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Pages 780
Release 2002
Genre Characters and characteristics in literature
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The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Title The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction PDF eBook
Author George Mann
Publisher Robinson
Pages 458
Release 2012-03-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1780337043

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This encyclopedia is the most up-to-date, concise, clear and affordable guide to all aspects of science fiction, from its background to generic themes and devices, from authors (established and new) to films. Science fiction has evolved into one of the most popular, cutting-edge and exciting fiction geners, with a proliferation of modern and classic authors, themes and ideas, movies, TV series and awards. Arranged in an A-Z format, and featuring a comprehensive index and cross-referencing system, The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is also the most accessible and easy to use encyclopedia of its kind currently available.

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Title The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction PDF eBook
Author George Mann
Publisher Hachette UK
Pages 458
Release 2012-03-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1780337043

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This encyclopedia is the most up-to-date, concise, clear and affordable guide to all aspects of science fiction, from its background to generic themes and devices, from authors (established and new) to films. Science fiction has evolved into one of the most popular, cutting-edge and exciting fiction geners, with a proliferation of modern and classic authors, themes and ideas, movies, TV series and awards. Arranged in an A-Z format, and featuring a comprehensive index and cross-referencing system, The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is also the most accessible and easy to use encyclopedia of its kind currently available.

The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Stories

The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Stories
Title The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Stories PDF eBook
Author Mike Ashley
Publisher Robinson
Pages 540
Release 2011-09-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1780333587

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A hundred years after the death of Jules Verne, the founding father of science fiction, The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Adventures celebrates his amazing vision. A host of top science fiction authors pay homage to Verne's genius with a series of breathtaking stories using as a springboard his iconic ideas and characters. Collected in this anthology of Extraordinary Voyages are stories of intrigue and adventure set in the four corners of the globe, and even within it. Stories set in the past, present and future - tales that will delight with the same sense of wonder conjured by Jules Verne in such novels as Around the World in Eighty Days, Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea..

The Mammoth Book of Unsolved Crimes

The Mammoth Book of Unsolved Crimes
Title The Mammoth Book of Unsolved Crimes PDF eBook
Author Roger Wilkes
Publisher C & R Crime
Pages 791
Release 2011-09-01
Genre True Crime
ISBN 1780333730

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The biggest and best collection of unsolved murder and mystery cases - updated and expanded. This compelling volume presents thirty-five of the most intriguing crime cases that still defy solution, as reported by leading authors and journalists in the field of crime writing. Expanded and updated, this new edition includes the mystery of 'Jack the Stripper' who preyed on prostitutes in Hammersmith in the 1960s, the death of Starr Faithful whose young body was found on Long Island, the vicious murder of Oxford nurse Janet Brown in her own home in 1995, and the case of Lizzie Borden who, according to the rhyme, 'took an axe, And gave her mother forty whacks'. Other cases include: Colin Wilson and the 'Zodiac' killer of California; Russell Miller and the obsession with the Black Dahlia; Rebecca West on the killing of Stanley Setty, and the man who contracted out of humanity; Brian Masters on the killing of Rachel Nickell; Kenneth Alsop on who shot 'Jake' Lingle, and his connection with Al Capone; Philip Sugden on that most famous Victorian enigma, Jack the Ripper; Sydney Horley on the woman who was cleared of killing her husband, and went on to become a Broadway star. Nearly all the cases involve one or more acts of murder, and all are left with a question mark hanging over them with real-life whodunits that offer a continuing challenge to all who find fascination in the criminal mind.

The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes & Impossible Mysteries

The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes & Impossible Mysteries
Title The Mammoth Book of Perfect Crimes & Impossible Mysteries PDF eBook
Author Mike Ashley
Publisher C & R Crime
Pages 666
Release 2011-09-01
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1780333595

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Mystery conundrums from crime's finest storytellers Presenting 30 impossible mysteries and bizarre crimes guaranteed to fascinate and intrigue. The delight in these stories is unravelling the puzzle and trying to work out what on earth happened. Stories include: • A man alone in an all-glass phone booth, visible on CCTV and with no one near him, is killed by an ice pick. • a man sitting alone in a room is shot by a bullet fired only once and that was over 200 years ago. • A man enters a cable-car carriage alone and is visible the entire journey but is found dead when he reaches the bottom. • A man vanishes at the top of the Indian rope trick and is found dead miles away. • a dead man continues to receive mail in response to letters apparently written by him after he'd died. The anthology includes several brand new stories never previously published, plus a range of extremely rare stories, many never reprinted since their first appearance in increasingly rare magazines.