| Author/Contributor(s): | Demarr, Mary Jean |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press |
| Date: | 01/01/1995 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
This volume contains fourteen essays by authoritative academics studying the field of mystery and detective fiction. The essays all concentrate on the first novels in established series, analyzing ways in which the opening books of the series do or do not create patterns followed in succeeding novels.