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Murderous Schemes: An Anthology of Classic Detective Stories

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These 32 classic crime stories illuminate the genre's best-known plot constructions--including the locked room, the caper, hoist on their own petards, and over the edge. Covering over 150 years of crime and detective fiction, featuring styles from the hard-boiled to the cozy, Murderous Schemes profiles the writing of Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Rex Stout, Dorothy L. Sayers, Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and many others.

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  • Oct 31, 1996 Pub Date:
  • 0195103211 ISBN-10:
  • 9780195103212 ISBN-13:
  • English Language