The lineup : the world's greatest crime writers tell the inside story of their greatest detectives

Book 2009

Shares the stories behind the creations of many of the mystery genre's most popular characters, revealing the inspirations for such examples as Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch and Alexander McCall Smith's Precious Ramotswe.

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ISBN:

9780316031936
0316031933

Edition:

First edition

Description:

viii, 406 pages ; 25 cm

Contents:

Jack Taylor / by Ken Bruen
Jack Reacher / by Lee Child
Hieronymus Bosch / by Michael Connelly
Charlie Parker / by John Connolly
Elvis Cole and Joe Pike / by Robert Crais
Lincoln Rhyme / by Jeffery Deaver
Inspector Morse / by Colin Dexter
Charlie Resnick / by John Harvey
Bob Lee Swagger / by Stephen Hunter
Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus / by Faye Kellerman
Alex Delaware / by Jonathan Kellerman
Dismas Hardy / by John Lescroart
Tess Monaghan / by Laura Lippman
Rambo / by David Morrell
Mallory / by Carol O' Connell
Spenser / by Robert B. Parker
Lou Boldt / by Ridley Pearson
Charlotte and Thomas Pitt / by Anne Perry
Aloysius X. L. Pendergast / by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child
John Rebus / by Ian Rankin
Precious Ramotswe / by Alexander McCall Smith

LCCN:

2009015540

Control Number:

709811

Other Authors:

Penzler, Otto

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