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- catalog abstract ""While the roots of the detective novel go back to the 19th century, the genre reached its height around 1925 to 1945. This work presents information on 21 British and American women who wrote during the 20th century." "As a group they were largely responsible for the great popularity of the detective novel in the first half of the century. The British authors are Dora Turnbull (Patricia Wentworth), Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Elizabeth MacKintosh (Josephine Tey), Ngaio Marsh, Gladys Mitchell, Margery Allingham, Edith Pargeter (Ellis Peters), Phyllis Dorothy James White (P.D. James), Gwendoline Butler (Jennie Melville), and Ruth Rendell, and the Americans are Patricia Highsmith, Carolyn G. Heilbrun (Amanda Cross), Edna Buchanan, Kate Gallison, Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, Nevada Barr, Patricia Cornwell, Carol Higgins Clark, and Megan Mallory Rust. A flavor of each author's work is provided."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12101632.
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""While the roots of the detective novel go back to the 19th century, the genre reached its height around 1925 to 1945. This work presents information on 21 British and American women who wrote during the 20th century." "As a group they were largely responsible for the great popularity of the detective novel in the first half of the century. The British authors are Dora Turnbull (Patricia Wentworth), Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Elizabeth MacKintosh (Josephine Tey), Ngaio Marsh, Gladys Mitchell, Margery Allingham, Edith Pargeter (Ellis Peters), Phyllis Dorothy James White (P.D. James), Gwendoline Butler (Jennie Melville), and Ruth Rendell, and the Americans are Patricia Highsmith, Carolyn G. Heilbrun (Amanda Cross), Edna Buchanan, Kate Gallison, Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, Nevada Barr, Patricia Cornwell, Carol Higgins Clark, and Megan Mallory Rust. A flavor of each author's work is provided."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Dora Turnbull (Patricia Wentworth) -- Agatha Christie -- Dorothy L. Sayers -- Elizabeth MacKintosh (Josephine Tey) -- Ngaio Marsh -- Gladys Mitchell -- Margery Allingham -- Edith Pargeter (Ellis Peters) -- Phyllis Dorothy James White (P.D. James) -- Gwendoline Butler (Jennie Melville) -- Patricia Highsmith -- Carolyn G. Heilbrun (Amanda Cross) -- Ruth Rendell -- Edna Buchanan -- Kate Gallison -- Sue Grafton -- Sara Paretsky -- Nevada Barr --Patricia Cornwell -- Carol Higgins Clark -- Megan Rust.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-178) and index.".
- catalog extent "viii, 182 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Women authors of detective series.".
- catalog identifier "0786409827 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Women authors of detective series.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland,".
- catalog relation "Women authors of detective series.".
- catalog spatial "English-speaking countries".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "813/.0872099287/0904 21".
- catalog subject "American fiction Women authors Bio-bibliography.".
- catalog subject "American fiction Women authors History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Detective and mystery stories, American Bio-bibliography.".
- catalog subject "Detective and mystery stories, American History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Detective and mystery stories, English Bio-bibliography.".
- catalog subject "Detective and mystery stories, English History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "English fiction Women authors Bio-bibliography.".
- catalog subject "English fiction Women authors History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "PS374.D4 R49 2001".
- catalog subject "Series (Publications) Bibliography.".
- catalog subject "Women and literature English-speaking countries History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Women and literature Great Britain History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Women and literature United States History 20th century.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Dora Turnbull (Patricia Wentworth) -- Agatha Christie -- Dorothy L. Sayers -- Elizabeth MacKintosh (Josephine Tey) -- Ngaio Marsh -- Gladys Mitchell -- Margery Allingham -- Edith Pargeter (Ellis Peters) -- Phyllis Dorothy James White (P.D. James) -- Gwendoline Butler (Jennie Melville) -- Patricia Highsmith -- Carolyn G. Heilbrun (Amanda Cross) -- Ruth Rendell -- Edna Buchanan -- Kate Gallison -- Sue Grafton -- Sara Paretsky -- Nevada Barr --Patricia Cornwell -- Carol Higgins Clark -- Megan Rust.".
- catalog title "Women authors of detective series : twenty-one American and British writers, 1900-2000 / by Moira Davison Reynolds.".
- catalog type "Bibliography. fast".
- catalog type "Bio-bibliography. fast".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".