The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators

The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators
Author: Martin Edwards
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 977
Release: 2022-05-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0008192456

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Winner of four major prizes for the best critical/biographical book related to crime fiction: the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and H.R.F. Keating Awards; and shortlisted for both the Agatha and Gold Dagger Awards. ‘Martin Edwards is the closest thing there has been to a philosopher of crime writing.’ The Times


The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators
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Pages: 977
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-05-26 - Publisher: HarperCollins UK

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