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Graphic novel · Adult

Encyclopedia Mysteriosa

a comprehensive guide to the art of detection in print, film, radio, and television

by William L. DeAndrea

405 pages · 1994

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A good mystery is the essential element in every compelling plot. Encyclopedia Mysteriosa clues you in to the entire murky realm of detection. This comprehensive reference is an in-depth compendium that draws on 150 years of crime stories from the genesis of the mystery genre with the publication of Edgar Allan Poe's "Murders in the Rue Morgue" to the films of Alfred Hitchcock and television series like "The Fugitive."

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