Read On...Crime Fiction: Reading Lists for Every TasteMystery and crime readers looking for great new reads, and librarians looking for fresh reading lists for patrons will love this new resource. It categorizes hundreds of popular crime fiction titles according to five broad features: character, setting, story, language and mood-and then into thematic lists as Reading the Bones, Dynamic Duos, Love you to Death, and Bright Lights, Dead Bodies. For each title, you'll find bibliographic information and a brief, punchy description, designed to spark reader interest. Use these lists to advise readers; create thematic reading lists for library Web sites, flyers, and newsletters; and as checklists or reading plans for those who enjoy mystery fiction. Buy two copies—one for the reference or readers' advisory resource shelf and another to circulate! |
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... hard - boiled crime fiction , including Raymond Chandler ( The Big Sleep , 1939 ) , Mickey Spillane ( I , the Jury , 1947 ) , and Ross Macdonald ( The Moving Target , 1949 ) . During the 1950s and 1960s , mystery fiction continued to ...
... hard - boiled crime fiction , including Raymond Chandler ( The Big Sleep , 1939 ) , Mickey Spillane ( I , the Jury , 1947 ) , and Ross Macdonald ( The Moving Target , 1949 ) . During the 1950s and 1960s , mystery fiction continued to ...
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... hard to really distinguish them from their antagonists . Barre , Richard Bearing Secrets . Wil Hardesty mysteries . 1998. Berkley , ISBN 0425166414 , 288p . A hard - boiled series featuring Vietnam vet turned California private eye Wil ...
... hard to really distinguish them from their antagonists . Barre , Richard Bearing Secrets . Wil Hardesty mysteries . 1998. Berkley , ISBN 0425166414 , 288p . A hard - boiled series featuring Vietnam vet turned California private eye Wil ...
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... Hard Case Crime , ISBN 0843955937 , 201p . For a more hard - boiled story , try Collins's series featuring hit man Quarry . Cold - blooded and ruthless , Quarry nonetheless has evinced some conscience over the years . Now more or less ...
... Hard Case Crime , ISBN 0843955937 , 201p . For a more hard - boiled story , try Collins's series featuring hit man Quarry . Cold - blooded and ruthless , Quarry nonetheless has evinced some conscience over the years . Now more or less ...
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