The readers' advisory guide to mystery / John Charles, Candace Clark, Joanne Hamilton-Selway, and Joanna Morrison.
Something sinister is afoot out there and this newly updated readers advisory has all the clues to help librarians solve the mystery of which titles readers should check out next. Equally useful for novice librarians and seasoned gumshoes, this handbookSummarizes the history of mystery fiction, high...
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Chicago :
American Library Association,
2012.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | ALA readers' advisory series.
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Table of Contents:
- 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.