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Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery [PDF ebook]

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Bruce Murphy’s Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery is a comprehensive guide to the genre of the murder mystery that catalogues thousands of items in a broad range of categories: authors, titles, plots, characters, weapons, methods of killing, movie and theatrical adaptations. What distinguishes this encyclopedia from the others in the field is its critical stance.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9780230107359 ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan US ● Published 1999 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 6551934 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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