12 American detective stories
Murder, kidnapping, and theft are the principal crimes committed in these twelve American detective stories. The victim may be an innocent baby or a double-crossing mobster, the setting a department store or death cell at the state prison. However, the detectives intellectual and intuitive powers mu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York
Oxford University Press
1997
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| Summary: | Murder, kidnapping, and theft are the principal crimes committed in these twelve American detective stories. The victim may be an innocent baby or a double-crossing mobster, the setting a department store or death cell at the state prison. However, the detectives intellectual and intuitive powers must be unfailing, whether the important clue is a single bullet or a tiny splinter of wood. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 236 pages 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 0192880640 (pbk) 9780192880642 (pbk) |