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Author Charles, John, 1962-

Title The mystery readers' advisory : the librarian's clues to murder and mayhem / John Charles, Joanna Morrison, [and] Candace Clark.

Publication Info. Chicago : American Library Association, 2002.

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Location Call No. Status
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Adult Department  REF 025.2 CHA    In-Library Use Only
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  025.2 CHARLES    Check Shelf
Description x, 227 pages ; 23 cm.
Series ALA readers' advisory series
ALA readers' advisory series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-197) and index.
Summary Three librarians from Scottsdale, Arizona provide library staff with an introduction to the mystery genre and offer tips and techniques for providing advice to mystery readers in the library. They include some of their own bibliographies, but refer readers elsewhere for fuller ones. They also include a brief history of the genre to pass on to readers new to it.
Contents Mysteries: Why readers love them -- Short history of the mystery -- Mystery subgenres: Characteristics and appeal -- Mystery readers and the readers' advisory interview -- Resources: it's who, not what, you know -- Collection development -- Marketing your mystery collection -- Appendixes: Mystery book lists by subgenre -- Mystery book lists by theme -- Genre resources.
Subject Fiction in libraries -- United States.
Libraries -- United States -- Special collections -- Detective and mystery stories.
Readers' advisory services -- United States.
Detective and mystery stories -- Bibliography.
Added Author Morrison, Joanna.
Clark, Candace, 1950-
ISBN 083890811X
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