What could have been a very useful source of information about mysteries turned out to be a reference book to which I no longer refer. Page headings would have made it much more useful (as in an encyclopedia). Under an author's name, only some titles are included, but not necessarily the best, as a negative summary of the title seems to be as likely as positive. I find the book useful for dipping into for suggestions, but not necessarily for finding the best information. The most useful part was a list of "must-read" books at the end.

"~Be warned: this is not an anthology of short works. It is a very extensive listing of crime fiction spanning 125 years."~ literature of Sherlock Holmes: studies and annotations of the tales, nonfiction parodies, and critical pastiches