Basic
References Most Used at SYKM
1001
Midnights: The Aficionado’s Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction (1986),
by Bill Pronzini and Marcia Muller
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
St.
James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers (4th ed., 1996), edited
by
Jay P. Pederson, Taryn Benbow-Pfalzgraf
Twentieth-Century
Crime and Mystery Writers (3d ed., 1991), edited
by Lesley Henderson
[St. James Guide 3]
Other
Interesting Reference & Background Works
100
Favorite Mysteries of the Century (2000), by Jim Huang (selected
by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association)
Books To Die For: The World’s Greatest Mystery Writers on the World’s Greatest Mystery Novels (2012), edited by John Connolly & Declan Burke
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), by Bruce F. Murphy [PB]
Encyclopedia
of Mystery and Detection (1976), by Chris Steinbrunner & Otto
Penzler [PB]
The
Essential Mystery Lists: For Readers, Collectors, and Librarians (2007), compiled and edited by Roger M. Sobin
The
Gay Detective Novel: Lesbian and Gay Main Characters and Themes in
Mystery Fiction (2004), by Judith A. Markowitz & Katherine V.
Forrest
Murder
Will Out: The Detective in Fiction (1989), by T.J. Binyon
The
Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing (1999), by Rosemary
Herbert, Catherine Aird, John M. Reilly, Susan
Oleksiw
A
Reader’s Guide to the Classic British Mystery (1988), by
Susan Oleksiw
The
Rough Guide to Crime Fiction (2007), by Barry Forshaw
Sleuths, Sidekicks and Stooges: An Annotated Bibliography of Detectives, Their Assistants and Their Rivals in Crime, Mystery and Adventure Fiction, 1795-1995 (1997), by Joseph Green & Jim Finch
Strange
Cases: A Selective Guide to Speculative Mystery Fiction (2009),
by Jill H. Vassilakos & Paul Vassilakos-Long
St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers (1st ed., 1995), edited by David Pringle
St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost & Gothic Writers (1st ed., 1997), edited by David Pringle
St.
James Guide to Science Fiction Writers (4th ed., 1996), edited
by Jay P. Pederson
Twentieth-Century
Crime and Mystery Writers (1st ed., 1980), edited
by John
M. Reilly
Twentieth-Century
Crime and Mystery Writers (2nd ed., 1985), edited
by John M. Reilly
Twentieth-Century
Crime Fiction (2005), by Lee Horsley [PB]
Twentieth-Century Western Writers (2nd ed., 1992), edited by Geoff Sadler
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 |
