The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime Writers Tell the Inside Story of Their Greatest Detectives

ISBN 10: 0316031933 / ISBN 13: 9780316031936

Verlag: Little, Brown and Company, 2009

Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00081959055

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A great recurring character in a series you love becomes an old friend. You learn about their strange quirks and their haunted pasts and root for them every time they face danger. But where do some of the most fascinating sleuths in the mystery and thriller world really come from?

What was the real-life location that inspired Michael Connelly to make Harry Bosch a Vietnam vet tunnel rat? Why is Jack Reacher a drifter? How did a brief encounter in Botswana inspire Alexander McCall Smith to create Precious Ramotswe? In THE LINEUP, some of the top mystery writers in the world tell about the genesis of their most beloved characters--or, in some cases, let their creations do the talking.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Otto Penzler is the proprietor of The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City, and the editor of many mystery anthologies, including The Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, for which he won an Edgar Award. He lives in New York.

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Titel: The Lineup: The World's Greatest Crime ...
Verlag: Little, Brown and Company
Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good