Basic
References Most Used at SKYM
Crime
Fiction II: A Comprehensive Bibliography, 1749-1990 (2 vols, 1994),
by Allen J. Hubin
Detecting
Men: A Readers Guide and Checklist for Mystery Series Written by Men (1998),
by Willetta L. Heising
Detecting
Women: A Readers Guide and Checklist for Mystery Series Written by
Women (3rd ed 1999), by Willetta L. Heising
[PB]
Encyclopedia
Mysteriosa: A Comprehensive Guide to the Art of Detection in Print,
Film, Radio, and Television (1994), by William L. DeAndrea
[PB]
The
Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction (2002), compiled by
Mike Ashley
Twentieth-Century
Crime and Mystery Writers (3d ed., 1991), ed. Lesley Henderson
[St. James Guide]
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Other
Interesting Reference & Background Works
100
Favorite Mysteries of the Century (2000), by Jim Huang (selected
by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association)
1001
Midnights: The Aficionado’s Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction (1986),
by Bill Pronzini and Marcia Muller
The
Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction (2003), by Martin Priestman
[PB]
A
Catalogue of Crime: Being a Reader's Guide to the Literature of Mystery,
Detection, and Related Genres (rev’d & enlarged ed. 1989), by
Jacques Barzun and Wendell Hertig Taylor
Crime &
Mystery: The 100 Best Books (1987), by H.R.F. Keating [PB]
Crime
Fiction, 1800-2000: Detection, Death, Diversity (2004), by Stephen
Knight
The
Crown Crime Companion: The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time (1995),
selected by Mystery Writers of America (annot. by Otto Penzler, compiled
by Mickey Friedman)
The
Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery (1999), Bruce F. Murphy [PB]
Encyclopedia
of Mystery and Detection (1976), by Chris Steinbrunner & Otto
Penzler [PB]
The
Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing (1999), Rosemary
Herbert, Catherine Aird, John M. Reilly, Susan Oleksiw
The
Rough Guide to Crime Fiction (2007), by Barry Forshaw
Twentieth-Century
Crime and Mystery Writers (1st ed., 1980), ed. John
M. Reilly
Twentieth-Century
Crime and Mystery Writers (2nd ed., 1985), ed. John M. Reilly
Whodunit?:
A Guide to Crime, Suspense & Spy Fiction (1982), edited by
H.R.F. Keating
The
Whodunit: An Informal History of Detective Fiction (1981), by Stefano
Benfenuti & Gianni Rizzoni (trans. Anthony Eyre)
Whodunit?:
A Who’s Who in Crime and Mystery Writing (2003), by Rosemary Herbert
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