Masters of the Humdrum Mystery: Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, Alfred Walter Stewart and the British Detective Novel, 1920-1961

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by Curtis Evans, Freeman Wills Crofts, Alfred Walter Stewart, et al.

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In 1972, in an attempt to elevate the stature of the "crime novel," influential crime writer and critic Julian Symons cast numerous Golden Age detective fiction writers into literary perdition as "Humdrums," condemning their focus on puzzle plots over stylish writing and...

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Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0786470240

Format: Paperback

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