The story of classic crime in 100 books
Edwards, Martin, 1955-2017
Book
The main aim of detective stories is to entertain, but the best cast a light on human behaviour and display both literary ambition and accomplishment. Even unpretentious detective stories, written for unashamedly commercial reasons, can give us clues to the past and give us insight into a long-vanished world that, for all its imperfections, continues to fascinate. This book, written by Martin Edwards, serves as a companion to the British Library's internationally acclaimed series of Crime Classics.
Main title:
The story of classic crime in 100 books / Martin Edwards.
Author:
Edwards, Martin, 1955-, author
Imprint:
London : British Library, 2017.
Collation:
288 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780712356961 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.087209091823.087209
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2521608