A reader's guide to the police procedural
By: Jo Ann Vicarel.
Series: Reader's guides to mystery novels
Publisher: G.K. Hall; Prentice Hall
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories -- Stories, plots, etc.; Detective and mystery stories -- Bibliography.; Fiction -- 20th century -- Stories, plots, etc.; Police in literature -- Bibliography.
Genres: Bibliography.
Description: This essential sourcebook to the police procedural offers mystery fans fully annotated entries on 1,115 titles by 271 authors in the genre. The perfect guide to classic novels by Lawrence Treat, Ngaio Marsh, and John Creasey, the volume also covers more recent works by such leading writers as Patricia Cornwell, Ed McBain, and Tony Hillerman.

As with previous volumes in this series detailed cross-reference listings, including Pseudonyms, Creators and Series Characters, and Periods, Locations, and Setting of the stories, as well as the addition of chapters on novels featuring serial killers and on U.S. and U.K. police agencies, make this one-of-a-kind reference an invaluable resource for fans, occasional readers, and mystery book collectors alike.