Cornucopia of Crime: Memories and Summations — Francis M. Nevins Jr.

What do Erle Stanley Gardner, Cornell Woolrich, Ellery Queen and Anthony Boucher have in common They're considered Titans by Francis M. Nevins in this collection of essays and articles about the world of crime literature as he's seen it for the past four decades. He's written about them all: Mike Avallone, John D. MacDonald, the Atlee Phillips brothers, Harry Stephen Keeler, William Ard, et al. Here, for the first time, the essays and articles are collected into a huge book, introduced by Mike Nevins himself. There's also a detailed index, making this one of the most valuable reference books on 20th Century mystery writing you'll have in your library.