100 American Crime Writers (Crime Files) by S. Powell

By S. Powell

a hundred American Crime Writers  positive aspects dialogue and research of the lives of crime writers and their key works, interpreting the advancements in American crime writing from the Golden Age to hardboiled detective fiction. This examine is vital to students and an excellent advent to crime fiction for someone who enjoys this interesting genre.

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