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Howard Haycraft


Born
Medelia, Minn., The United States
Died
November 13, 1991

Genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction


A publisher, editor, critic and anthologist who wrote one of the first serious books of criticism of the mystery/detective genre, Murder for Pleasure: The Life and times of the Detective Story , still in print and considered a classic. He also edited a number of interesting and important anthologies.

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Average rating: 3.81 · 3,561 ratings · 252 reviews · 30 distinct works • Similar authors
A Treasury of Great Mysteri...
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3.94 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1957 — 7 editions
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A Treasury of Great Mysteri...
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3.78 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1957 — 2 editions
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A Treasury Of Great Mysteri...
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3.87 avg rating — 62 ratings — 5 editions
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Murder for Pleasure: The Li...
3.73 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1941 — 19 editions
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Ten Great Mysteries
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4.13 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1959 — 5 editions
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Fourteen Great Detective St...
3.87 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1928 — 13 editions
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The Art of the Mystery Story
3.61 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1946 — 5 editions
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Three Times Three, Mystery ...
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3.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1964 — 2 editions
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Five Spy Novels: The Great ...
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3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1962
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The Boys' Book of Great Det...
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