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Gun in Cheek: An Affectionate Guide to the "Worst" in Mystery Fiction
January 1, 1982272 pages
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Offers a witty, incisive study of crime fiction, examining the American and English contributions to the genre, types of mysteries, and the evolution of twentieth-century social prejudices as revealed in mystery writing
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