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The Crown Crime Companion - Annotated by Mystery Writers of America (Paperback)

The Crown Crime Companion - Annotated by  Mystery Writers of America (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Fully annotated and reviewed by Otto Penzler, this list will provide grist for discussion and will be a welcome reminder to fans about top books they may have missed. Each list is introduced with an essay by a master of that category, including such top writers as Joseph Wambaugh, Sue Grafton, and Scott Turow. Includes a list of Edgar Award winners.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>The Crown Crime Companion <p/>The Top 100 Mystery Novels Of All Time <p/>Selected by the <p/>Mystery Writers Of America <p/>Annotated by 0tto Penzler and Compiled by Mickey Friedman <p/>For The Crown Crime Companion, the Mystery Writers of America have compiled a list of the best 100 mystery novels of all time, as well as a list of favorites in ten categories. <p/>Fully annotated and reviewed by Otto Penzler, this list of the top 100 mysteries will be a valuable resource to fans, introducing them to new novels and reminding them about books by favorite writers they may have missed. <p/>Each of the ten category lists is introduced by a master of that category: <p/>Classics: <p/>Suspense: <p/>Hardboiled/Private Eye: <p/>Police Procedural: <p/>Espionage/Thriller: <p/>Criminal: <p/>Cozy/Traditional: <p/>Historical: <p/>Humorous: <p/>Legal/Courtroom: <p/>H.R.F. Keating <p/>Mary Higgins Clark <p/>Sue Grafton <p/>Joseph Wambaugh <p/>John Gardner <p/>Richard Condon <p/>Margaret Maron <p/>Peter Lovesey <p/>Gregory Mcdonald <p/>Scott Turow<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>For The Crown Crime Companion, the Mystery Writers of America have compiled a list of the best 100 mystery novels of all time, as well as a list of favorites in ten categories. Fully annotated and reviewed by Otto Penzler, this list of the top 100 mysteries will be a valuable resource to fans, introducing them to new novels and reminding them about books by favorite writers they may have missed. Each of the ten category lists is introduced by a master of that category. Also included is a list of all the Edgar Award-winning books since the inception of the award.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Otto Penzler is the founder of The Mysterious Press and Otto Penzler Books. He also owns The Mysterious Bookstore in both New York and Los Angeles. Mickey Friedman is the author of seven mystery novels. The latest is Riptide.

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