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The Oxford Book of American Detective Stories
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Hardcover
from Oxford Univ Pr (April 1, 1996)
9780195085815 | details & prices | 686 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 2.25 in. | 1.95 lbs | List price $35.00
About: An anthology of thirty-three short stories traces the evolution of American crime fiction in works by Erle Stanley Gardner, Rex Stout, Ellery Queen, Ed McBain, Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, Bret Harte, William Faulkner, and Tony Hillerman
About: An anthology of thirty-three short stories traces the evolution of American crime fiction in works by Erle Stanley Gardner, Rex Stout, Ellery Queen, Ed McBain, Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, Bret Harte, William Faulkner, and Tony Hillerman
Paperback
Reprint edition from Oxford Univ Pr (November 1, 1997)
9780195117929 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.50 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $18.95
About: Edgar Allan Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue" launched the detective story in 1841.
About: Edgar Allan Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue" launched the detective story in 1841.