Being a detective : an A-Z readers' and writers' guide to detective work past and present / Stephen Wade and Stuart Gibbon.

[Derby] : Straightforward Publishing, [2019]

x, 302 pages ; 21 cm

Cover and spine title: A straightforward guide to being a detective

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This is an essential research companion for all writers of crime fiction and non-fiction. In all genres of popular crime writing today, detective characters figure prominently. What is the life of a detective actually like? What was it like in 1890 or 1990? Former detective Stuart Gibbon and crime historian Stephen Wade answer these questions in this companion guide.

9781847168894 (pbk)

363.2'5
363.25

English

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