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Title Classic American crime fiction of the 1920s / edited with notes and a foreword by Leslie S. Klinger ; [introduction by Otto Penzler].

Publication Info. New York : Pegasus Crime, 2018.
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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  M CLASSIC    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  813.0872 CLA    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  M CLASSIC    Check Shelf
Edition First Pegasus Books edition.
Description xxvi, 1126 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm
Note "Annotated"--Book jacket.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary "A riveting collection of five of the most famous crime novels of the 1920s, presenting anew some of the most admired authors of the era... Each of the five novels included is presented in its original published form, with extensive historical and cultural annotations and illustrations..." -- From jacket.
Contents Introduction / by Otto Penzler -- Foreword / by Leslie S. Klinger -- A note on the texts -- The house without a key / by Earl Derr Biggers (1925) -- Appendix: The house without a key on film -- The Benson murder case / by S.S. Van Dine (1926) -- Appendix: S.S. Van Dine sets down twenty rules for detective stories -- The Roman hat mystery / by Ellery Queen (1929) -- Red harvest / by Dashiell Hammett (1929) -- Little Caesar / by W.R. Burnett (1929) -- Appendix: Introduction by W.R. Burnett -- Bibliography.
Subject Detective and mystery stories, American -- 20th century.
Detective and mystery stories -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Noir fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Detectives in literature.
Crime in literature.
Genre/Form Detective and mystery fiction.
Noir fiction.
Mystery fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726581
Noir fiction. (OCoLC)fst01922488
Added Author Klinger, Leslie S., editor, writer of foreword.
Penzler, Otto, writer of introduction.
Container of (work): Biggers, Earl Derr, 1884-1933. House without a key.
Container of (work): Van Dine, S. S. Benson murder case.
Container of (work): Queen, Ellery. Roman Hat mystery.
Container of (work): Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961. Red harvest.
Container of (work): Burnett, W. R. (William Riley), 1899-1982. Little Caesar.
Added Title Crime fiction of the 1920s
ISBN 1681778610 (hardcover)
9781681778617 (hardcover)
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