Crime and Mystery: The One Hundred Best Books

by H.R.F. Keating

Book Overview

H.R.F Keating, author of The Perfect Murder and mystery reviewer for the Times of London, offers a concise commentary on the finest mystery books ever written. From Poe's tales of mystery and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881844411
• ISBN13: 9780881844412
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
• Length: 219 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

"Crime & Mystery" is the Mystery Reader's Reference Book.

"Crime & Mystery" is a must own for mystery readers. Those new to the genre will get a "leg up" to the best of the best. Long-time readers will learn of out-of-print works unavailable in traditional book stores. If you were only to read the 100 titles listed in "Crimes & Mysteries," you would have read the very best. The book is written in review style--this is not a book of short stories or excerpts. Please note: some of the titles reviewed are out-of-print. But, that's part of the mystery, isn't it...