St. James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers (St James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, 4th ed)

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Summary: A Most Useful Reference Book
Review: The ST. JAMES GUIDE TO CRIME & MYSTERY WRITERS is the most useful reference book available now for mystery fans. It also is a very entertaining book. The one limitation is that the quality of the various entries seems to vary somewhat because of the large number of contributors.

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Summary: A Superb Reference Book for Mystery Fiction Readers
Review: This book is a guide to the works of over 650 authors of crime, mystery and thriller fiction. Each entry includes a biography, a complete list of published works in book form and a critical essay. The 1261 page volume was nominated for a MaCavity Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work published in 1996.