A Companion to Crime FictionCharles J. Rzepka, Lee Horsley A Companion to Crime Fiction presents the definitive guide to this popular genre from its origins in the eighteenth century to the present day
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Part II Genre of a Thousand Faces | 91 |
Part III Artists at Work | 357 |
Film | 539 |
References | 574 |
Index | 599 |
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