Crime & Mystery: The 100 Best Books

H.R.F Keating, author of The Perfect Murder and mystery reviewer for the Times of London, offers a concise commentary on the finest mystery books ever written. From Poe’s tales of mystery and imagination to P. D. James’s A Taste for Death, Keating delivers a highly-readable evaluation of 100 authors and their masterpieces. This collection is a must for all devoted mystery readers.

＂Something to offer almost everyone. If you are only just embarking on a life of crime fiction . . . a reliable guide.＂--New York Times

＂Remarkably balanced and highly entertaining.＂--Library Journal

＂Keating, himself a mystery writer of note, has compiled a truly standout survey . . .This is a gold mine of lively writing, sensible insights and easy-going erudition.＂--Philadelphia Inquirer

＂Ideal browsing fare.＂--Booklist

H.R.F. Keating, well-known as a crime writer himself and critic for TheTimes, has done crime and mystery fans a great service in creating this book, his choice of the hundred best of the genre.