Bloody murder
Subtitle: from the detective story to the crime novel : a history
By: Julian Symons.
Contributors: Symons, Julian, 1912-
Publisher: Viking
Published: 1985
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 261
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories -- History and criticism; Crime in literature
Notes: First U.S. ed. published under title: Mortal consequences.
"Revised and updated edition ..."--T.p. verso.
Includes index.