Published by The Ungar Publishing Company, New York, 1988
ISBN 10: 0804429839 ISBN 13: 9780804429832
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Text in English, German. 215 p. Selected Bibliography. Index of Crime Writers. This is part of Ungar Writers' Recognitions Series. This was initially published in German as Illustrierte Geschichte der Kriminalliteratur in 1984. This includes additional material copyrighted by Bruce Cassiday in 1988. Traces the history of the crime story, offers profiles of influential writers, and includes brief plot summaries of their major works. Very good in very good dust jacket. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Minor page soiling.