{"product_id":"golden-age-bibliomysteries-paperback-by-otto-penzler","title":"Golden Age Bibliomysteries Paperback by Otto Penzler","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePenzler Publishers (July 11 2023)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e480 pages\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e1613164211\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e9781613164211\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem weight ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e477 g\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e13.46 x 3.05 x 20.32 cm\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-description__wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"item-description__content\" class=\"item-description__content-wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn these classic mystery tales, literature is a matter of life or death\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf crime fiction’s many sub-genres, none is so reflexive and so intriguing as the “bibliomystery”: stories that involve crimes set, somehow, in the world of books. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Vincent Starrett’s “A Volume of Poe,” a bookseller is murdered; in Ellery Queen’s “The Adventure of the Three R’s,” the detective tracks the disappearance of a local Missouri author; and a killer stalks the stacks of the New York Public Library in Robert L. Blochman’s “Death Walks in Marble Halls.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith fourteen tales of bibliophilic transgression from the Golden Age of the mystery genre (the decades between the two World Wars), this volume collects stories guaranteed to entertain, featuring work from well-remembered authors such as Cornell Woolrich and Anthony Boucher and from those that are lesser-known today, such as Carolyn Wells and James Gould Cozzens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdgar Award-winning anthologist, editor, bookseller, and mystery scholar Otto Penzler has focused extensively on the history of the bibliomystery, and his expertise shines in this enjoyable collection—both in the selection of stories, and in the informative and illuminating introductions that accompany each one.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"author_summary\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOtto Penzler,\u003c\/b\u003e the creator of American Mystery Classics, is also the founder of the Mysterious Press (1975); Mysterious Press.com (2011), an electronic-book publishing company; and New York City’s Mysterious Bookshop (1979). He has won a Raven, the Ellery Queen Award, two Edgars (for the Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, 1977, and The Lineup, 2010), and lifetime achievement awards from Noircon and The Strand Magazine. He has edited more than 70 anthologies and written extensively about mystery fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43109459722401,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781613164211","price":23.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/products\/9781613164211.jpg?v=1689167369","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/golden-age-bibliomysteries-paperback-by-otto-penzler","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}