The Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Palgrave for St. Martin's Minotaur
Published: February 9, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9780312294144
Subjects: Literary reference works; Encyclopedias; Mystery & Detective - General; Mystery & Detective Fiction; Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General; Reference; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Detective and mystery stories; Murder in literature; Mystery fiction
First sentence: AARONS, EDWARD S[IDNEY] (1916-1975) Edward S. Aarons was one of the most prolific writers in the genre, turning out more than 40 novels about CIA agent Sam DURELL as well as another two hundred stories and novelettes.