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Collecting the Cornerstones of Crime Fiction
With the publication of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Murders in the Rue Morgue” in 1841, the Western world had a new literary form, the detective story. Nearly a hundred years later, critic Howard Haycraft researched and discussed key books in the development of the form, pinpointing many techniques used for the first time. He then published a list of the “cornerstones.” Do collectors like lists?
The Haycraft-Queen Definitive Library
We present Haycraft’s list with the additions of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee, who as writing partners were Ellery Queen. Some of the key books are still surprisingly affordable. But not all.
Collecting Walter Satterthwait
Satterthwait is always on the move, geographically and in his writing. He writes about many subjects in addition to his detective series featuring Santa Fe, New Mexico-based Joshua Croft. His readers never know what his next book will be, but they do know it will be both accomplished and entertaining.
An Interview with James Sallis
The author of—among other things—science fiction, poetry and works on jazz, Sallis is best known for his hard-boiled Lew Griffin novels set in New Orleans. We have a revealing interview with the multifaceted writer, teacher and respiratory therapist.
Books Into Film
High Sierra, a novel by W. R. Burnett, three films from Warner Brothers.