Murder in Retrospect: A Selective Guide to Historical Mystery Fiction

by Michael Burgess and Jill H. Vassilakos

The pleasures of mystery novels and historical fiction double when the two genres meet in a single book. This detailed guide is the first to document and describe the diverse writings in the growing body of historical mystery literature. Organized alphabetically by author name and series title, the guide covers the works of approximately 70 authors, and contains descriptions of more than 700 works with crime themes (whether strictly in the mystery...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591580870
• ISBN13: 9781591580874
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.6"