Jolly Good Detecting
Subtitle: Humor in English Crime Fiction of the Golden Age
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780786478866
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories; Literature, history and criticism
Description: "This book is an appreciation of selected authors who make extensive use of humor in English detective/crime fiction, ranging from mild wit to outright farce, burlesque, even slapstick. This is not intended as an exhaustive study but as an introduction into the best produced by a handful of very capable and enjoyable authors"--