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Classic American crime fiction of the 1920s / edited with notes and a foreword by Leslie S. Klinger. New York : Pegasus Crime, 2018. Subjects Detective and mystery stories, American. ISBN:  9781681778617 (hardcover) : 1681778610 (hardcover) Description:  xxvi, 1126 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm Edition:  First Pegasus Books edition. Contents:  Introduction / by Otto Penzler -- Foreword / by Leslie S. Klinger -- A note on the texts -- The house without a key / by Earl Derr Biggers (1925) -- Appendix: The House without a Key on film -- The Benson Murder Case / by S. S. Van Dine (1926) -- Appendix: S. S. Van Dine sets down twenty rules for detective stories -- The Roman Hat Mystery / by Ellery Queen (1929) -- Red Harvest / by Dashiell Hammett (1929) -- Little Caesar / by W. R. Burnett -- Appendix: Introduction by W. R. Burnett -- Bibliography. Requests:  0 Summary:  "A riveting collection of five of the most famous crime novels of the 1920s, presenting anew some of the most admired authors of the era...Each of the five novels included is presented in its original published form, with extensive historical and cultural annotations and illustrations..."--Dust jacket flap. Awards:  Edgar Award, 2019: Best Critical / Biographical.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 813.0872 Cl Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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