Books to Die For by John Connolly
Winner of the 2013 Agatha, Anthony and the Macavity Awards for Best Crime Non-Fiction. The world's greatest mystery writers on the world's greatest mystery novels.This volume challenges a few myths and is worth reading for that pleasure alone. * Sunday Times *
Burke and Connolly's hefty compendium is no mere kill list but something subtler; a way of discovering great crime novels from the past through essays by more than 120 modern masters who have picked their favourites. While their selection is more quirky than definitive, they act as excellent guides . . . a strong and surprising selection * FT *
Indispensable * Sunday Telegraph *
A richly rewarding read from beginning to end * Irish Catholic *
This collection of essays on the kings and queens of crime, past and present, is the perfect stocking filler for all crime-lit junkies - wisdom, wit and candour from the likes of Christie, Conan Doyle and Highsmith. * Saga *
John Connolly is author of the Charlie Parker mysteries, The Book of Lost Things, the Samuel Johnson novels for young adults and, with his partner, Jennifer Ridyard, the co-author of the Chronicles of the Invaders. John Connolly's debut - EVERY DEAD THING - introduced the character of Private Investigator Charlie Parker, and swiftly launched him right into the front rank of thriller writers. All his subsequent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers.
In 2007 he was awarded the Irish Post Award for Literature. He was the first non-American writer to win the US Shamus award and the first Irish writer to win an Edgar award. BOOKS TO DIE FOR, which he edited with Declan Burke, was the winner of the 2013 Anthony, Agatha and Macavity awards for Best Non-Fiction work.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473612181 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473612187 |
| Title | Books to Die For |
| Author | John Connolly |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2014-09-25 |
| Number of pages | 752 |
| Prizes | Winner of The Anthony Award 2013 (UK), Winner of The Macavity Award 2013 (UK), Winner of Agatha Award 2013 (UK) |
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