The Crown Crime Companion: The Top 100 Mystery Novels of All Time

By Otto Penzler and Joseph Wambaugh

Book Overview

The Crown Crime Companion The Top 100 Mystery Novels Of All Time Selected by the Mystery Writers Of America Annotated by 0tto Penzler and Compiled by Mickey Friedman For The Crown Crime Companion, the Mystery Writers of America have compiled a list of the best 100 mystery novels of all time, as well as a list of favorites in ten categories. Fully annotated and reviewed by Otto Penzler, this list of the top 100 mysteries will be a valuable resource to fans, introducing them to new novels and reminding them about books by favorite writers they may have missed. Each of the ten category lists is introduced by a master of that category: Classics: Suspense: Hardboiled/Private Eye: Police Procedural: Espionage/Thriller: Criminal: Cozy/Traditional: Historical: Humorous: Legal/Courtroom: H.R.F. Keating Mary Higgins Clark Sue Grafton Joseph Wambaugh John Gardner Richard Condon Margaret Maron Peter Lovesey Gregory Mcdonald Scott Turow

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517881152
• ISBN13: 9780517881156
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Volume for Mystery Fans

Having trouble deciding on which mystery novel to read? This book is a great starting point. This volume lists the "Top 100" mystery novels (actually 101) as voted by members of the Mystery Writers of America. For each book (technically some are not novels), Otto Penzler has written a brief essay, which can help you decide if you would like to read it or not. There are also short essays on the various crime subgenres, written by an author that specializes in that area. For example, Gregory Mcdonald, author of the "Fletch" series, writes on the humorous subgenre. Another section of the volume lists interesting tidbits like, "Favorite Hiding Place for a Body" as voted by the membership. In the back, the volume lists all of the Edgar nominated books up to 1994.So, if love mystery novels and would like to discover new authors or if you're looking for a book in which to explore in the genre, then this is the book for you.