The lineup
Subtitle: the world's greatest crime writers tell the inside story of their greatest detectives
By: edited by Otto Penzler
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9781849165204; 9781849165211
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories; Detectives in literature; History and criticism
Description: The great recurring characters in the mystery series we love become like old friends. Our favourite cops and sleuths earn our respect and we follow their antics with baited breath from one instalment to the next. But where do some of the most fascinating detectives in the mystery and thriller world really come from? What was the real-life location that inspired Michael Connelly to make Harry Bosch a former Vietnam tunnel rat? Why is Jack Reacher such a giant of a guy, and why did Lee Child make him a drifter? How did a brief encounter in Botswana inspire Alexander McCall Smith to create the kind but no-nonsense Precious Ramotswe? In The Lineup, some of today's top mystery writers reveal the genesis of their unforgettable characters. For mystery fans everywhere, this is a unique and highly entertaining volume to read and relish again and again. Find out about your favourite characters, and maybe discover some new ones too.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Otto Penzler; title: Jack Taylor / Ken Bruen; title: Jack Reacher / Lee Child; title: Hieronymus Bosch / Michael Connelly; title: Charlie Parker / John connolly; title: Elvis Cole and Joe Pike / Robert Crais; title: Lincoln Rhyme / Jeffery Deaver; title: Inspector Morse / Colin Dexter; title: Charlie Resnick / John Harvey / Bob Lee Swagger / Stephen Hunter; title: Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus / Faye Kellerman; title: Alex Delaware / Jonathan Kellerman; title: Dismas Hardy / John Lescroart; title: Tess Monaghan / Laura Lippman; title: Rambo / David Morrell; title: Maloory / Carol O'Connell; title: Spenser / Robert B. Parker; title: Lou Boldt / Ridley Pearson; title: Charlotte and Thomas Pitt / Anne Perry; title: Aloysius X.L. Pendergast / Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child; title: John Rebus / Ian Rankin; title: Precious Ramotswe / Alexander McCall Smith.