100 Most Popular Contemporary Mystery Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781598844450)

Provide your mystery fans with background information on their favorite writers and series characters, and use this as a guide for adding contemporary titles to your collections.

This book examines 100 of today's top mystery novels and mystery authors hailing from countries such as the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, South Africa, and Australia. Equally valuable to students writing research papers, readers craving new authors or more information about their favorite authors, and teachers seeking specific types of fiction to support curricula, 100 Most Popular Contemporary Mystery Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies provides revealing information about today's best mysteries and authors--without any "spoilers."

Each of the accomplished writers included in this guide has established a broad audience and is recognized for work that is imaginative and innovative. The rising stars of 21st century mystery will also be included, as will authors who have won the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award.

Author: Bernard Drew
ISBN-10: 1598844458
ISBN-13: 9781598844450
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Language: English
Published: 05/18/2011
Pages: 452
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.42lbs
Size: 10.24h x 7.18w x 1.32d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/15/2011 pg. 32
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2011 pg. 191