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The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction (Rough Guide Reference)

The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction

Penned By Barry Forshaw
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The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction (Rough Guide Reference)

The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction

Penned By Barry Forshaw
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The Rough Guide to Crime Fiction takes the reader on a guided tour of the mean streets and blind corners that make up the world's most popular literary genre. The insider's book recommends over 200 classic crime novels from masterminds Raymond Chandler and Patricia Highsmith to modern hotshots James Elroy and Patricia Cornwall. You'll investigate gumshoes, spies, spooks, serial killers, forensic females, prying priests and patsies from the past, present, and future. Complete with extra information on what to read next, all movie adaptions, and illustrated throughout with photos and diagrams ...all the evidence that counts

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Length 320 Pages
Released July 16, 2007
Identifier (ISBN) 1609768
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Barry Forshaw is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Barry Forshaw enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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