{"product_id":"varieties-of-crime-fiction-s-t-joshi-9781479445462","title":"Varieties of Crime Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeading critic S.T. Joshi reviews surveys the work of 13 mystery and crime writers, ranging from the Golden Age, Hardboiled school, the Psychological Mystery, and Contemporary Writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Golden Age\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorothy L. Sayers: Lords and Servants\u003cbr\u003e John Dickson Carr: Puzzlemeister\u003cbr\u003e Margery Allingham: Murder, Gangs, and Spies\u003cbr\u003e Philip MacDonald: Expanding the \"Cosy\" Mystery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eII. The Hard-Boiled School\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dashiell Hammett: Sam Spade and Others\u003cbr\u003e Raymond Chandler: Mean Streets\u003cbr\u003e Ross Macdonald: Family Affairs\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIII. The Psychological Mystery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Millar: Scars of the Psyche\u003cbr\u003e Patricia Highsmith: Guilt and Innocence\u003cbr\u003e L. P. Davies: The Workings of the Mind\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome Contemporaries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e P. D. James: The Empress's New Clothes\u003cbr\u003e Ruth Rendell: The Psychology of Murder\u003cbr\u003e Sue Grafton: Hard-Boiled Female\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. T. Joshi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479445460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479445462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wildside Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"S. T. Joshi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44065915339007,"sku":"9781479445462","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9cafb30a-e45b-4111-ab5c-0357cf45e55c.jpg?v=1685404252","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/varieties-of-crime-fiction-s-t-joshi-9781479445462","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}