num_pages: 262
description: This history of the various forms and masters of the mystery genre follows the trail through the first pinnacle of detection in the Master Detective stories of the 1930s up to the present
language: English
title: Bloody Murder: From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel: A History
titlecomplete: Bloody Murder: From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel: A History
genres: Writing, Cultural, Books About Books, Reference, Mystery, Nonfiction, Criticism, Crime, History, Literary Criticism
ratings_count: 206
awards: awardedAt: 94723200000
name: Edgar Award
publisher: Viking