The Life of Crime: Unravelling the Mysteries of Fiction’s Favourite Genre

The Life of Crime

Unravelling the Mysteries of Fiction’s Favourite Genre

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Martin Edwards
Martin Edwards
2022 • 724 pages

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Vast compendium of mini-biographies, many of which are not all that clear. It's striking how so many authors are the product of terrible homes, families, alcoholics, etc.

December 24, 2022
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Mark Schiffer

I love a good genre study, and this was a great one.

October 26, 2022

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