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Academe in Mystery and Detective Fiction
Kramer, John E., Jr.
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Description for Academe in Mystery and Detective Fiction
Hardback. College-mystery novels, a subgenre known for settings within universities and college towns, draw a reading audience comprised of both academics and the general mystery fan. Academe in Mystery and Detective Fiction promises to be an invaluable resource suited for scholarly inquiry and the lay mystery reader. Num Pages: 448 pages, index, references. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; DSR; FF; GBCR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
College-mystery novels, a subgenre known for settings within universities and college towns, draw a reading audience comprised of both academics and the general mystery fan. Likewise, John E. Kramer has created a resource suitable for the investigative scholar and the lay reader interested in these works. This bibliography of 483 novels is organized chronologically by date of publication, ranging between 1910 to 1999. Indices at the end of the volume allow the reader to search by author and title as well as by institutional setting and academic disciplines. Kramer's entries, comprised of plot summary and author biography, avoid cumbersome literary ... Read more
College-mystery novels, a subgenre known for settings within universities and college towns, draw a reading audience comprised of both academics and the general mystery fan. Likewise, John E. Kramer has created a resource suitable for the investigative scholar and the lay reader interested in these works. This bibliography of 483 novels is organized chronologically by date of publication, ranging between 1910 to 1999. Indices at the end of the volume allow the reader to search by author and title as well as by institutional setting and academic disciplines. Kramer's entries, comprised of plot summary and author biography, avoid cumbersome literary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810838413
SKU
V9780810838413
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99-15
About Kramer, John E., Jr.
John E. Kramer is Professor of Sociology Emeritus at SUNY-Brockport. He is a member of the Popular Culture Association and has contributed several articles to its journal about mystery fiction Clues.
Reviews for Academe in Mystery and Detective Fiction
...the volume should be useful in libraries with comprehensive mystery reference collections.
Booklist
Recommended to all academic and public libraries.
CHOICE
..a remarkably detailed and entertaining exploration of a specialized sub-genre...
Ellery Queen
The annotations offer a satisfying level of detail and analysis.
Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie
Booklist
Recommended to all academic and public libraries.
CHOICE
..a remarkably detailed and entertaining exploration of a specialized sub-genre...
Ellery Queen
The annotations offer a satisfying level of detail and analysis.
Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie