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New Omnibus of Crime
. Ed(S): Hillerman, Tony; Herbert, Rosemary
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Description for New Omnibus of Crime
Paperback. This fantastic new collection picks up where Dorothy L. Sayers left off, bringing together monumental, important,and entertaining works of short crime fiction published over eight decades from the era of the Great Depression to the first years of the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Hillerman, Tony; Herbert, Rosemary. Num Pages: 412 pages, 5 5/16 x 8. BIC Classification: DQ; FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 316.
This fantastic new collection picks up where Dorothy L. Sayers left off, bringing together monumental, important,and entertaining works of short crime fiction published over eight decades from the era of the Great Depression to the first uears of the twenty-first century. In lively introductory essays, celebrated crime writer Tony Hillerman and critic Rosemary Herbert place each story in the context of the author's work and the genre's literary history. Their extraordinary collection is international in scope and emphasizes the most exciting styles and voices, rather than taking a typical decade-by-decade approach. As a result A New Omnibus of Crime is ... Read more
This fantastic new collection picks up where Dorothy L. Sayers left off, bringing together monumental, important,and entertaining works of short crime fiction published over eight decades from the era of the Great Depression to the first uears of the twenty-first century. In lively introductory essays, celebrated crime writer Tony Hillerman and critic Rosemary Herbert place each story in the context of the author's work and the genre's literary history. Their extraordinary collection is international in scope and emphasizes the most exciting styles and voices, rather than taking a typical decade-by-decade approach. As a result A New Omnibus of Crime is ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
Number of Pages
412
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195370713
SKU
V9780195370713
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-43
About . Ed(S): Hillerman, Tony; Herbert, Rosemary
Tony Hillerman was a widely celebrated writer of mystery novels and former president of the Mystery Writers of America. Rosemary Herbert has reviewed crime writing widely and she is the editor of numerous crime fiction anthologies as well as The Oxford Companion to Crime & Mystery Writing.
Reviews for New Omnibus of Crime
This is a collection that will satisfy the devotees of crime writing and bring others to join their ranks.
Gazette & Herald
The collection is sufficiently international in scope to offer something unique.
Sunday Business Post
Gazette & Herald
The collection is sufficiently international in scope to offer something unique.
Sunday Business Post