Bibliograph

The lineup, the world's greatest crime writers tell the inside story of their greatest detectives, edited by Otto Penzler

Type

Label

The lineup, the world's greatest crime writers tell the inside story of their greatest detectives, edited by Otto Penzler

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The lineup

Oclc number

318879241

Responsibility statement

edited by Otto Penzler

Sub title

the world's greatest crime writers tell the inside story of their greatest detectives

Summary

Shares the stories behind the creations of many of the mystery genre's most popular characters, revealing the inspirations for such examples as Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch and Alexander McCall Smith's Precious Ramotswe

Table Of Contents

Jack Taylor / Ken Bruen -- Jack Reacher / Lee Child -- Hieronymus Bosch / Michael Connelly -- Charlie Parker / John Connolly -- Elvis Cole & Joe Pike / Robert Crais -- Lincoln Rhyme / Jeffery Deaver -- Inspector Morse / Colin Dexter -- Charlie Resnick / John Harvey -- Bob Lee Swagger / Stephen Hunter -- Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus / Faye Kellerman -- Alex Delaware / Jonathan Kellerman -- Dismas Hardy / John Lescroart -- Tess Monaghan / Laura Lippman -- Rambo / David Morrell -- Mallory / Carol O' Connell -- Spenser / Robert B. Parker -- Lou Boldt / Ridley Pearson -- Charlotte & Thomas Pitt / Anne Perry -- Aloysius X. L. Pendergast / Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child -- John Rebus / Ian Rankin -- Precious Ramotswe / Alexander McCall Smith

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