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Murder!: The 25 Most Intriguing Private Eyes in Books, Movies and TV: Their Lives, Cases, Dives, Digs, Drives & Drinks
If you love a good, juicy murder mystery, you'll enjoy MURDER! The 25 Most Intriguing Private Eyes in Books, Movies and Their Lives, Cases, Dives, Digs, Drives & Drinks. This is the new book by award-winning writer Lan Sluder, author of more than 20 books, who delivers the good stuff on 25 of the most awesome private detectives in history, from Edgar Allan Poe's Auguste Dupin -- who appeared in the first detective story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" -- to the latest thriller by Sue Grafton.
Which mystery writer had the highest IQ, estimated at more than 180? Is Travis McGee's 1936 Rolls-Royce pickup the coolest ride of any PI? Where exactly in San Francisco did Sam Spade live? What detective has appeared in more movies than any other? What cocktail did Miss Jane Marple like to drink? What is the murder capital of America ( it's not Chicago). Which tough guy detective have seven of the 10 best-selling novels in history? Who is the all-time best-selling mystery author of all time?
Whether you like "cozies" or hardboiled and noir detective stores or locked door puzzle mysteries, you find something interesting in this new 70,000-word guide to 25 awesome private detectives, not just in books but in television and film.
MURDER! covers all the
TALENTED AMATEURS
Nick and Nora Charles (Dashiell Hammett and various film producers and directors)
C. Auguste Dupin (Edgar Allan Poe)
Jessica Fletcher (Murder, She Wrote created for television by Richard Levinson and William Link)
Hallmark Blondes (created for television by various producers and writers for Hallmark)
Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
Miss Jane Marple (Agatha Christie)
Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie)
Lord Peter Wimsey (Dorothy L. Sayers)
THE PROFESSIONALS
Charlie Chan (Earl Derr Biggers and movies)
Perry Mason and Paul Drake (Erle Stanley Gardner)
Adrian Monk (Monk co-created for television by Andy Breckman)
Ellery Queen (Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee)
Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin (Rex Stout)
TOUGH GUYS
Lew Archer (Ross Macdonald)
Mike Hammer (Mickey Spillane)
Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler)
Travis McGee (John D. MacDonald)
Jim Rockford (created for television by Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell)
Sam Spade (Dashiell Hammett and the film directed and written by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart)
Spenser (Robert B. Parker)
NEW WOMEN
Cordelia Gray (P. D. James)
Judge Deborah Knott (Margaret Maron)
Sharon McCone (Marcia Muller)
Kinsey Millhone (Sue Grafton)
Stephanie Plum (Janet Evanovich)
You'll learn about the lives of these private eyes and about the writers who created them. You'll find out where they hung out, what cars they drove, what drinks they drank and where they lived and worked.
If you or a friend or family member loves mysteries, murders and an exciting detective story, get this guide to the 25 best and most intriguing private eyes.
Which mystery writer had the highest IQ, estimated at more than 180? Is Travis McGee's 1936 Rolls-Royce pickup the coolest ride of any PI? Where exactly in San Francisco did Sam Spade live? What detective has appeared in more movies than any other? What cocktail did Miss Jane Marple like to drink? What is the murder capital of America ( it's not Chicago). Which tough guy detective have seven of the 10 best-selling novels in history? Who is the all-time best-selling mystery author of all time?
Whether you like "cozies" or hardboiled and noir detective stores or locked door puzzle mysteries, you find something interesting in this new 70,000-word guide to 25 awesome private detectives, not just in books but in television and film.
MURDER! covers all the
TALENTED AMATEURS
Nick and Nora Charles (Dashiell Hammett and various film producers and directors)
C. Auguste Dupin (Edgar Allan Poe)
Jessica Fletcher (Murder, She Wrote created for television by Richard Levinson and William Link)
Hallmark Blondes (created for television by various producers and writers for Hallmark)
Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle)
Miss Jane Marple (Agatha Christie)
Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie)
Lord Peter Wimsey (Dorothy L. Sayers)
THE PROFESSIONALS
Charlie Chan (Earl Derr Biggers and movies)
Perry Mason and Paul Drake (Erle Stanley Gardner)
Adrian Monk (Monk co-created for television by Andy Breckman)
Ellery Queen (Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee)
Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin (Rex Stout)
TOUGH GUYS
Lew Archer (Ross Macdonald)
Mike Hammer (Mickey Spillane)
Philip Marlowe (Raymond Chandler)
Travis McGee (John D. MacDonald)
Jim Rockford (created for television by Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell)
Sam Spade (Dashiell Hammett and the film directed and written by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart)
Spenser (Robert B. Parker)
NEW WOMEN
Cordelia Gray (P. D. James)
Judge Deborah Knott (Margaret Maron)
Sharon McCone (Marcia Muller)
Kinsey Millhone (Sue Grafton)
Stephanie Plum (Janet Evanovich)
You'll learn about the lives of these private eyes and about the writers who created them. You'll find out where they hung out, what cars they drove, what drinks they drank and where they lived and worked.
If you or a friend or family member loves mysteries, murders and an exciting detective story, get this guide to the 25 best and most intriguing private eyes.
214 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 10, 2017
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