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The readers' advisory guide to mystery /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Charles, John, 1962-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Clark, Candace, 1950-, Hamilton-Selway, Joanne, Morrison, Joanna
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago : American Library Association, 2012.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:ALA readers' advisory series.
Subjects:
Fiction in libraries > United States.
Libraries > United States > Special collections > Detective and mystery stories.
Readers' advisory services > United States.
Detective and mystery stories > Bibliography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Detecting the enduring appeal of the mystery novel
  • The history of mystery
  • Crash course in mystery readers' advisory work
  • Amateur sleuths : where's Jessica Fletcher when you need her?
  • Private investigators : well-worn trench coats, smoking gats, and deadly dames
  • Police procedurals : they got the beat
  • Historical sleuths : crime through time
  • Genre-blended mysteries : torn between two genres
  • The mystery readers' advisory interview
  • Mystery resources
  • Collection development : buy it and they will come
  • Merchandising your mystery collection
  • Appendix A. Mysteries for a book discussion
  • Appendix B. Mystery movies
  • Appendix C. Twenty-five mystery television series.