Books

Collection of twelve (mostly historical) mystery short stories, including the Agatha Award-winning "No Man's Land" (featuring WWI female ambulance drivers) and "Keeper of the Flame," first-prize winner in the Cape Fear (NC) Crime Festival competition. Presidential daughter Alice Roosevelt Longworth is the sleuth in three stories. Settings range from the Civil War ("Death in Blue and Gray") and the Titanic ("Unsinkable") to the 1918 flu pandemic ("An Epidemic Proportion").

A comprehensive guide to the work of an icon of the sensation genre who wrote Lady Audley's Secret (1861-62) and made significant contributions to the development of the mystery, especially as the creator of the first clerical sleuth. Vol. 4 in the McFarland Companions to Mystery Fiction series.

"outstanding literary studies series"--Midwest Book Review

A comprehensive guide to the multifaceted career of Edgar-nominated author/screenwriter Evan Hunter, aka Ed McBain, an MWA Grand Master and a pioneer of the police procedural. Vol. 3 in the McFarland Companions to Mystery Fiction series.

“a superb reference book, solidly written and painstakingly accurate”—Mystery Scene

A comprehensive guide to the work of writer and director Andrea Camilleri, known for his series set in Sicily featuring Inspector Salvo Montalbano (adapted for TV as Detective Montalbano). One of the few resources available in English on Camilleri's work. Vol. 5 in the McFarland Companions to Mystery Fiction series.

Vol. 2 in the McFarland Companions to Mystery Fiction series edited by Elizabeth Foxwell. Complete guide to the work of E.X. (aka Elizabeth) Ferrars, a cofounder of the British Crime Writers Assn and a member of the Detection Club. Her work includes _Always Say Die_ (1956), which was filmed as Kraft Mystery Theatre's "We Haven't Seen Her Lately" with George C. Scott.

Vol. 1 in the McFarland Companions to Mystery Fiction series edited by Elizabeth Foxwell. Complete guide to the work of the Scottish author-politician best known for _The Thirty-Nine Steps_ (1915).

Important series of stories featuring early female sleuth Lois Cayley by Canadian-born Grant Allen, friend of Arthur Conan Doyle and mystery and sci-fi writer. Originally published in 1899.

The complete guide to the work of the Boston-based creator of Spenser, Hawk, Jesse Stone, and Sunny Randall.