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Table of Contents

Introduction
Susan Wittig Albert
Donna Andrews
Nancy Atherton
Donald Bain
Linda Barnes
M. C. Beaton
Cara Black
Lawrence Block
Giles Blunt
Gail Bowen
Rhys Bowen
C. J. Box
Rita Mae Brown
Ken Bruen
James Lee Burke
Jan Burke
Jim Butcher
Laura Childs
Ann Cleeves
Max Allan Collins
Susan Conant
John Connolly
Thomas H. Cook
Patricia Cornwell
Peter Corris
Bill Crider
Deborah Crombie
Mary Daheim
Barbara D'Amato
Diane Mott Davidson
Paul C. Doherty
Tim Dorsey
James D. Doss
Carole Nelson Douglas
Aaron Elkins
James Ellroy
Earl W. Emerson
Loren D. Estleman
Janet Evanovich
Joanne Fluke
G. M. Ford
Earlene Fowler
Margaret Frazer
Frances Fyfield
Elizabeth George
Robert Goddard
Ed Gorman
Sue Grafton
Sarah Graves
Kerry Greenwood
Robert O. Greer
Martha Grimes
Jane Haddam
James W. Hall
Parnell Hall
Steve Hamilton
Charlaine Harris
Carolyn Hart
John Harvey
Joan Hess
Reginald Hill
Declan Hughes
J. A. Jance
Michael Jecks
H.R.F. Keating
Laurie R. King
William Kent Krueger
Joe R. Lansdale
Donna Leon
Jeff Lindsay
Peter Lovesey
Margaret Maron
Steve Martini
Archer Mayor
Alexander McCall Smith
Val McDermid
Penny Mickelbury
Marcia Muller
Carol O'Connell
Katherine Hall Page
George Pelecanos
Louise Penny
Anne Perry
Nancy Pickard
Bill Pronzini
Ian Rankin
Peter Robinson
David Rosenfelt
C. J. Sansom
Martin Cruz Smith
Julia Spencer-Fleming
Dana Stabenow
James Swain
Andrew Taylor
Aimée and David Thurlo
Peter Tremayne
Elaine Viets
Joseph Wambaugh
Jacqueline Winspear
Mark Richard Zubro
Mystery & Detection
Index

About the Author

Bernard A. Drew is a journalist, local historian, and freelance writer/editor. His published works include Libraries Unlimited's 100 Most Popular Genre Authors.

Reviews

Although this work is not intended as a reader's-advisory tool, the numerous subcategories Drew designates within the mystery genre will be useful for readers seeking a particular type of series book. Mysteries are a very popular genre, and this inexpensive book can be used for both research and selection.
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