The readers' advisory guide to mystery
By: John Charles, Candace Clark, Joanne Hamilton-Selway, and Joanna Morrison
Contributors: Clark, Candace, 1950-; Hamilton-Selway, Joanne; Morrison, Joanna
Edition: Second edition.
Series: ALA Editions' readers' advisory series
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780838911136
Subjects: Libraries; Readers' advisory services; Detective and mystery stories; Bibliography; Special collections; Fiction in libraries
Work titles: Mystery readers' advisory
Notes: Revision of: The mystery readers' advisory : the librarian's clues to murder and mayhem / John Charles, Joanna Morrison, [and] Candace Clark. -- Chicago : American Library Association, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Detecting the enduring appeal of the mystery novel; title: The history of mystery; title: Crash course in mystery readers' advisory work; title: Amateur sleuths : where's Jessica Fletcher when you need her?; title: Private investigators : well-worn trench coats, smoking gats, and deadly dames; title: Police procedurals : they got the beat; title: Historical sleuths : crime through time; title: Genre-blended mysteries : torn between two genres; title: The mystery readers' advisory interview; title: Mystery resources; title: Collection development : buy it and they will come; title: Merchandising your mystery collection; title: Appendix A. Mysteries for a book discussion; title: Appendix B. Mystery movies; title: Appendix C. Twenty-five mystery television series.