Reference Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction

(Hardback)

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Covering a broad spectrum of primary and secondary reference resources about mystery and detective fiction, this annotated bibliography focuses on all print and key electronic sources in the field that are produced in English. Organized thematically, it reviews encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, annotated guides, bibliographies, bio-bibliographies, vade mecums, compendiums, indexes, and so on. Many Web sites are also described. Lengthy, informed reviews often provide evaluative information and compare books to similar or related titles. Essential to researchers, this is a valuable guide for any collection that holds a substantial number of mystery and detective titles, including college, university, public, and some high school libraries.

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A comprehensive and annotated guide.-Teacher Librarian
Bleiler makes an important contribution...His exhaustive and well-annotated guide should be a great help to researchers and librarians.-Booklist
The definitive guide to reference works in the mystery genre. Its scope is vast...The author knows his subject well and never hesitates to mention the advantages and drawbacks of a work...Highly recommended for reference collections in popular culture.-Choice
A comprehensive and annotated guide.Teacher Librarian
"A comprehensive and annotated guide."-Teacher Librarian
"Bleiler makes an important contribution...His exhaustive and well-annotated guide should be a great help to researchers and librarians."-Booklist
"The definitive guide to reference works in the mystery genre. Its scope is vast...The author knows his subject well and never hesitates to mention the advantages and drawbacks of a work...Highly recommended for reference collections in popular culture."-Choice

Author Bio

RICHARD J. BLEILER is Humanities Reference Librarian, Babbidge Library, University of Connecticut, Storrs.