Author

Publication

2017 - , B, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

227,750 words, Guess

Page Count

911 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100525432485
  • ISBN-139780525432487
  • OCLC Control Number970680866
  • Better World Books9780525432487
  • Open LibraryOL26935331M

Classifications

  • DDC808.83/872
  • LCCPN6120.95.D45 B52 2017
  • LCCPR1309.D4

Alternate Titles

  • Rogues and villains

Description

The best mysteries--whether detective, historical, police procedural, cozy, or comedy--have one thing in common: a memorable perpetrator. For every Sherlock Holmes or Sam Spade in noble pursuit, there's a Count Dracula, a Lester Leith, or a Jimmy Valentine. These are the rogues and villains who haunt our imaginations--and who often have more in common with their heroic counterparts than we might expect. Now, for the first time ever, Otto Penzler gathers the iconic traitors, thieves, con men, sociopaths, and killers who have crept through the mystery canon over the past 150 years, captivating and horrifying readers in equal measure.

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