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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457862203321

Autore

Charles John <1962->

Titolo

The readers' advisory guide to mystery [[electronic resource] /] / John Charles ...[et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : American Library Association, 2012

ISBN

0-8389-9391-5

1-283-43910-7

9786613439109

0-8389-9390-7

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Collana

ALA readers' advisory series

Disciplina

025.2/78088372

Soggetti

Fiction in libraries - United States

Libraries - United States - Special collections - Detective and mystery stories

Readers' advisory services - United States

Detective and mystery stories

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revision of: The mystery readers' advisory : the librarian's clues to murder and mayhem / John Charles, Joanna Morrison, [and] Candace Clark. -- Chicago : American Library Association, 2002.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Detecting the enduring appeal of the mystery novel -- The history of mystery -- Crash course in mystery readers' advisory work -- Amateur sleuths : where's Jessica Fletcher when you need her? -- Private investigators : well-worn trench coats, smoking gats, and deadly dames -- Police procedurals : they got the beat -- Historical sleuths : crime through time -- Genre-blended mysteries : torn between two genres -- The mystery readers' advisory interview -- Mystery resources -- Collection development : buy it and they will come -- Merchandising your mystery collection -- Appendix A. Mysteries for a book discussion -- Appendix B. Mystery movies -- Appendix C. Twenty-five mystery television series.

Sommario/riassunto

With several well-chosen booklists, practical programming ideas, and a brand new compendium of print and web-based resources, your only



crime would be not adding this guide to your collection!