Masters of mystery
Subtitle: a study of the detective story
By: by H. Douglas Thomson.
Publisher: Folcroft Library Editions
Published: 1973
Place of publication: [Folcroft, Pa.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories -- History and criticism.
Notes: Reprint of the 1931 ed.
Table of contents: title: The detective story.; title: The history of the detective story.; title: Edgar Allan Poe.; title: The French detective story.; title: Sherlock Holmes.; title: The domestic detective story.; title: The realistic detective story.; title: The orthodox detective story.; title: The thriller.; title: Tried favourites.; title: The American detective story.; title: Conclusion.