| Author/Contributor(s): | Bargainnier, Earl F |
| Publisher: | University of Wisconsin Press |
| Date: | 01/01/1987 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
The humor of Sherlock Holmes, Donald Westlake, Agatha Christie, Michael Innes, and Edmund Crispin are just a few of those discussed. A major point highlighted by this book is simply that wit, slapstick. laughter, and an anything-can-happen motif appear in a significant amount of fiction about crime.