Other Titles: Mystery readers' advisory
Author: Charles, John, 1962-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Chicago : American Library Association, 2012.
ISBN: 9780838911136 (pbk.)
0838911137 (pbk.)
Description: xiii, 168 pages ; 23 cm.
Series: ALA readers' advisory series
Subject: Fiction in libraries United States.
Libraries United States Special collections Detective and mystery stories.
Readers' advisory services United States.
Detective and mystery stories Bibliography.
Notes: Revision of: The mystery readers' advisory : the librarian's clues to murder and mayhem / John Charles, Joanna Morrison, [and] Candace Clark. -- Chicago : American Library Association, 2002.
Contents: Detecting the enduring appeal of the mystery novel -- The history of mystery -- A crash course in mystery readers' advisory work -- Amateur sleuths : where's Jessica Fletcher when you need her? -- Private investigators : well-worn trench coats, smoking gats, and deadly dames -- Police procedurals : they got the beat -- Historical sleuths : crime through time -- Genre-blended mysteries : torn between two genres -- The mystery readers' advisory interview -- Mystery resources -- Collection development -- Merchandising your mystery collection.
| Library | Shelf Location | Status | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Section | Call Number and Collection | Format | |||
| HWLC 7th Floor | Adult | Z711.5.C48 2012 | Trade Paper | Not Checked Out | 05/01/2013 |
| HWLC 7th Floor | Adult Reference | Z711.5.C48 2012 | Trade Paper | In-Library Use Only | 11/03/2012 |