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The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators
Martin Edwards
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The Life of Crime: Detecting the History of Mysteries and Their Creators
Martin Edwards
Now revised and expanded for its first paperback publication, The Life of Crime was the winner of four major prizes for the best critical/biographical book related to crime fiction: the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and H. R. F. Keating Awards; and was shortlisted for both the Agatha and Gold Dagger Awards
736 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 9, 2024 |
| ISBN13 | 9780008192440 |
| Publishers | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Pages | 736 |
| Dimensions | 134 × 217 × 52 mm · 724 g |
| Language | English |
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