The Oxford Companion to Crime & Mystery Writing
Editor Rosemary Herbert has brought together hundreds of entries by a host of international authorities in the field, to accompany readers on their investigation of the genre. the volume features a comprehensive History of Crime & Mystery Writing, as well as other entries on the development of the genre. In these pages, entries about iconic authors, Great Detectives, master criminals real and fictional, and more. Here, readers can learn the derivation of the term "red herring," and read all about the notion that The Butler Did It. Cross references galore and a comprehensive index add to the usefulness of this compendium.