Simple Murder: a Brief History of Mystery Fiction in the World
by Chu Meng
About This Novel
"Simple Murder: A Brief History of Mystery Novels in the World" combs the history of mystery literature in the most concise and clear way, shows the major schools formed in the long history, and introduces the most representative creators of each major genre. It contains two major chapters, Europe, America and Japan, from Edgar Allan Poe to Agatha Christie, from Edogawa Rampo to Higashino Keigo, all in one place. This book is the second edition of "The Phantom of Murder: A Brief History of Mystery Novels in the World" published in 2011. Compared with the previous edition, the content has increased by 30% and has been improved in all aspects.
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Official(5)Scraped 7d ago
Gained more knowledge!
The curtain opens and the famous detective appears.
The so-called brief history of novels is of course to sort out the history of speculative literature in the most concise and clear way, showing the various schools formed in the long history and their most representative creators.
Not bad, excellent history of detective mystery novels
Worth reading
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Official(5)Scraped 7d ago
Gained more knowledge!
The curtain opens and the famous detective appears.
The so-called brief history of novels is of course to sort out the history of speculative literature in the most concise and clear way, showing the various schools formed in the long history and their most representative creators.
Not bad, excellent history of detective mystery novels
Worth reading
