The big book of female detectives
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Callicoon-Western Sullivan Public Library Delaware Branch - Adult Mystery | M Pen | On Shelf |
| Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Short Story Anthologies | SS BIG | On Shelf |
| Spring Valley-Finkelstein Memorial Library - Adult Mystery | MYS BIG | Checked Out |
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Published
New York : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 2018.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xv, 1115 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Description
"Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology brings together the most cunning, resourceful, and brilliant female sleuths in mystery fiction. A Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Original. For the first time ever, Otto Penzler gathers the most iconic women of the detective canon over the past 150 years, captivating and surprising readers in equal measure. The 74 handpicked stories in this collection introduce us to the most determined of gumshoe gals, from debutant detectives like Anna Katharine Green's Violet Strange to spinster sleuths like Mary Roberts Rinehart's Hilda Adams, from groundbreaking female cops like Baroness Orczy's Lady Molly to contemporary crime-fighting P.I.s like Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone, and include indelible tales from Agatha Christie, Carolyn Wells, Edgar Wallace, L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace, Sara Paretsky, Nevada Barr, Linda Barnes, Laura Lippman, and many more"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Penzler, O. (2018). The big book of female detectives . Vintage Crime/Black Lizard.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Penzler, Otto. 2018. The Big Book of Female Detectives. Vintage Crime/Black Lizard.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Penzler, Otto. The Big Book of Female Detectives Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Penzler, Otto. The Big Book of Female Detectives Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 2018.
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