The lineup the world's greatest crime writers tell the inside story of their greatest detectives

Summary: Shares the stories behind the creations of many of the mystery genre's most popular characters, revealing the inspirations for such examples as Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch and Alexander McCall Smith's Precious Ramotswe.

Record details

ISBN: 9780316071826 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 031607182X (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
Physical Description: electronic
electronic resource
remote
viii, 406 p. ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2009.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Jack Taylor / by Ken Bruen -- Jack Reacher / by Lee Child -- Hieronymus Bosch / by Michael Connelly -- Charlie Parker / by John Connolly -- Elvis Cole and Joe Pike / by Robert Crais -- Lincoln Rhyme / by Jeffery Deaver -- Inspector Morse / by Colin Dexter -- Charlie Resnick / by John Harvey -- Bob Lee Swagger / by Stephen Hunter -- Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus / by Faye Kellerman -- Alex Delaware / by Jonathan Kellerman -- Dismas Hardy / by John Lescroart -- Tess Monaghan / by Laura Lippman -- Rambo / by David Morrell -- Mallory / by Carol O' Connell -- Spenser / by Robert B. Parker -- Lou Boldt / by Ridley Pearson -- Charlotte and Thomas Pitt / by Anne Perry -- Aloysius X. L. Pendergast / by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child -- John Rebus / by Ian Rankin -- Precious Ramotswe / by Alexander McCall Smith.

Reproduction Note:

Electronic reproduction. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2009. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 600 KB).