[Publib] Re: Publib Digest, Vol 20, Issue 26 Mystery writers

[Mary K Chelton]

All the following are helpful in identifying mystery writers. It is  
part of a much longer RA tools list I maintain for teaching and  
presentations. If you can accept email attachments in word or pdf  
formats, email me personally, and I will return a copy to you.

Mary K.

Mary K Chelton, Ph. D.
Professor, GSLIS
Queens College, CUNY
254 Rosenthal Library
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 997-3667 direct and
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mchelton at optonline.net




MYSTERIES, CRIME, SUSPENSE, SPIES, THRILLERS

Academe in Mystery and Detective Fiction: An Annotated Bibliography  
by John E. Kramer. Scarecrow, 2000.

Blood, Bedlam, Bullets and Bad Guys: A Reader’s Guide to Adventure/ 
Suspense Fiction by  Michael Gannon. Libraries Unlimited, 2004.

ClueLass Home Page: A Mystery Lover's Notebook www.cluelass.com/

Deadly Pleasures. America's premier fan-oriented mystery magazine.  
Gives Barry Awards annually. George Easter, 1718 S. Ridge Point  
Drive, Bountiful, UT 84010. deadlypleasures.com/

Detecting Men: A Readers Guide and Checklist of Mystery Series  
Written by Men by Wilmetta L. Heising. Purple Moon Press, 3319  
Greenfield Road,  Suite 317, Dearborn, MI 48120-1212, 1998.

Detecting Women: A Readers Guide and Checklist of Mystery Series  
Written by Women by Wilmetta L. Heising. 3rd ed. Purple Moon Press,  
1999.

DorothyL A discussion and idea list for the lovers of the mystery  
genre created by librarians. www.dorothyl.com/

Gumshoes: A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives by Mitzi M. Brunsdale.  
Greenwood, 2006.

Librarians’ Index to the Internet: Mysteries. lii.org/search/file/ 
mysteries

Make Mine a Mystery by Gary Niebuhr. Libraries Unlimited, 2003.

Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction by Mike Ashley. Carooll  
& Graf, 2003.

Mostly Murder: Your Guide to Reading Mysteries. Mostly Book Reviews,  
PO Box 191207, Dallas, TX 75219.

Mystery Buff at Home. Mystery Buff, 304 Lover's Lane, Townsend, TN  
37882.

Mystery Guide. Every book-review page is “automagically” linked to  
five other titles found to be most similar. www.mysteryguide.com

Mystery Ink OnLine: The Booklover’s Guide to Mysteries and Thrillers.  
Lots of links to crime fiction author websites. Gives annual Gumshoe  
Awards for best achievement in crime fiction. www.mysteryinkonline.com

Mystery Reader. Mostly reviews organized by subgenre.  
www.themysteryreader.com/

Mystery Readers' Advisory: The Librarian's Guide to Murder and Mayhem  
by John sCharles, Joanna Morrison and Candace Clark. ALA, 2002.

Mystery Readers Journal. Mystery Readers International, PO Box 8116,  
Berkeley, CA 94707. www.mysteryreaders.org/

Mystery Short Fiction Miscellany: An Index. Locus Press, PO Box  
13305, Oakland, CA 94661. www.locusmag.com

Mystery Writers of America, 17 E. 47th St., 6th Floor, New York, NY  
10017. Edgar Awards, April. www.mysterywriters.org

100 Masters of Mystery and Detective Fiction by Fiona Kelleghan. 2  
vols. Salem, 2001.

  Palm Beach County Public Library Mystery Section. One of the best  
organized public library websites for mystery RA. www.pbclibrary.com/ 
read-mysteries.htm

Private Eye Writers of America. Devoted to private-eye detective  
fiction, and are probably best known for their annual Shamus Awards.  
hometown.aol.com/rrandisi/myhomepage/writing.html

Read ‘Em Their Writes: A Handbook for Mystery and Crime Fiction Book  
Discussions by Gary Niebuhr. Libraries Unlimited, 2006.

Readers Room. Reviews of books for mystery readers. www.readersroom.com

Reference and Research Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction: A  
Comprehensive Guide by Richard Bleiler. 2nd ed. Libraries Unlimited,  
2004.

Sisters in Crime, PO Box 44224, Lawrence, KS 66044-8933. Authors,  
readers,
publishers, agents, booksellers and librarians bound by affection for  
the mystery
genre and support of women who write mysteries; founded by Sara  
Paretsky and a
group of women at the 1986 Bouchercon in Baltimore.  
www.sistersincrime.org

Stop, You're Killing Me! A Site to Die for ... If you Love Mystery  
Books www.stopyourekillingme.com/default.htm

Thrilling Detective. Devoted to private eye fiction.  
www.thrillingdetective.com/

Wiletta’s Guide to Police Detective Series by Wiletta Heising. Purple  
Moon Press, 2005.