pathfinder

pathfinder  n  1 : one that discovers a way; esp : one that explores untraversed or unfrequented regions to mark out a new path  TRAILBLAZER

REFERENCE BIBLIOGRAPHIES ARTICLES CONAN DOYLE CHRISTIE FYI

REFERENCE

REF 809.3 Dea  William L. DeAndrea’s Encyclopedia mysteriosa : a comprehensive guide to the art of detection in print, film, radio, and television.  1994.   Contains more than 1,400 entries providing biographies of writers and memorable characters.  &

REF 809.3 Mur  Bruce F. Murphy’s Encyclopedia of Murder and Mystery, 2001.  An alphabetical listing of authors of detective fiction and key characters. &

REF 823 Ash   Mike Ashley, editor.  The Mammouth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction.  2002.    An encyclopedia of modern mystery and detective fiction.  &

REF 823 Bar vol.1-3   Colleen Barnett’s  Mystery Women : an encyclopedia of leading women characters in mystery fiction.  2001, 2002, 2003.   &

REF 823 Lac  Marvin Lachman’s American Regional Mystery.  2000.  A collection of essays describing mystery and detective fiction set in the various regions of the United States. &

REF 823 Win   Dilys Winn’s Murderess Ink : the better half of the mystery.   1979.   A collection of articles by several authors examining female detectives in mystery fiction.  &

Description of detective novels, with a selected list of characters sorted by type (ie. private investigators, medical examiners, amateurs, etc.)  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detective_novel  8

Dictionary/glossary of words used in mystery, detective, thriller and espionage fiction http://www.magicdragon.com/UltimateMystery/defs.html  8

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

100 Favorite Mysteries of the Century from International Mystery Booksellers Association http://www.mysterybooksellers.com/favorites.html 8

Bastulli Mystery Library’s list of classics in the various mystery genres — whodunits, police procedurals, hard-boiled, cozies, capers, espionage, political and more http://www.bastulli.com/classic.htm 8

Classic Crime Fiction  8
http://www.crimeculture.com/Contents/Classic%20Detective%20Fiction.html

CrimeCulture.com, an academic site devoted to the study and teaching of detective, mystery and crime literature.   8
http://www.crimeculture.com

Edgar Award winners in the Mount Si High School library collection 8 http://www.mountsihighschool.com/library/Edgaraward.htm

ARTICLES

Online periodical databases for Mount Si students include:

       ProQuest:  username:  009287NTXS  password:  welcome

       eLibrary:  username:  w410hmtsih  password:  welcome

King County Library System subscribes to a periodical database of special relevance to this project — the Literature Resource Center.  You can access this database from school or home, but need your KCLS library card number to logon.

History of crime fiction  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_crime_fiction  8

The Mysterious Romance of Murder: The enduring highbrow fascination with detective stories.by David Lehman http://www.bostonreview.net/BR25.1/lehman.html  8

Article on detective fiction in the “hard-boiled” genre — a specialty of U.S. writers http://www.baas.ac.uk/resources/pamphlets/pamphdets.asp?id=23 8

CONAN DOYLE

REF 823 Hai  Peter Haining, editor. A Sherlock Holmes Companion.  1980.    A collection of articles about the famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes.  &

364.1 Cos   Peter Costello’s The Real World of Sherlock Holmes : the true crimes investigated by Arthur Conan Doyle.  1991.   Describes how Conan Doyle investigated crimes of his day and reveals how the Sherlock Holmes stories resulted from the author's amateur career as a detective. &

823 Doy   Jacqueline A. Jaffe’s Arthur Conan Doyle.  1987.  A critical study of the English author's work including the Holmes novels and stories as well as his other fiction and nonfiction.  &

Sherlock Holmes International “is neither a commercial site nor an association. It's an independent website based on the principle of free-willed, international aid to the glory of the tenants of 221B Baker Street.” 8 http://www.sherlock-holmes.org/english.htm 

Sherlock Holmes Top Sites 8  http://www.ytown.com/holmeshome/top.shtml

221 Baker Street (the fictional address of Holmes and Watson)    http://221bakerstreet.org/ 8

A floorplan of 221 Baker Street 8  http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Galaxy/6956/House-plan.html

CHRISTIE

823 Bar   Robert Barnard’s A talent to deceive : an appreciation of Agatha Christie.  1980.  A history and criticism of the Christie novels, and an analysis of her writing appeal and style, stratagems, solutions, and detective characters.  &

823.9 Chr    Mary Wagonerr’s Agatha Christie. 1986.    A critical study of the author and her work integrating biographical information into criticism.  &

921 Chr  Gwen Robyns’ The mystery of Agatha Christie. 1978. A biography of the Englishwoman who was one of the most widely-read mystery writers of all time.  &

20 Rules for writing detective fiction — be sure to follow the link for analyses of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple http://www.sfu.ca/english/Gillies/Engl383/Rules.htm  8

FY

Seattle Mystery Bookshop 117 Cherry Street (in Pioneer Square) 206/587-5737 http://www.abebooks.com/home/SEATTLEMYSTERY/   8

PBS Mystery television series schedule http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/mystery/  8