"This essential sourcebook to the American novel of detection offers mystery fans fully annotated entries on 1,314 titles by 156 authors in the genre. The perfect guide to the adventures of such classic sleuths as Philo Vance, Ellery Queen, Perry Mason, and Nero Wolfe, the volume also covers the works of today's finest mystery writers. Detailed cross-reference listings, including Pseudonyms, Creators and Series Characters, Occupations of Series Characters, and Periods, Locations, and Settings of the stories, will make this one-of-a-kind reference an invaluable resource for fans, occasional readers, and mystery book collectors alike."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved