Earl F Bargainnier

10 Women of Mystery Earl F Bargainnier

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Dorothy Sayers / Kathleen Gregory Klein -- Josephine Tey / Nancy Ellen Talburt -- Ngaio Marsh / Earl F. Bargainnier -- P. D. James / Nancy C. Joyner -- Ruth Rendell / Jane S. Bakerman -- Anna Katharine Green / Barrie Hayne -- Mary Roberts Rinehart / Jan Cohn -- Margaret Millar / John M. Reilly -- Emma Lathen / Jeanne F. Bedell -- Amanda Cross / Steven F. Carter. Publisher Marketing: This volume, which examines the special contributions of a number of women mystery writers, sheds light on this significant example of common interests in recreational reading among women and men and the reasons behind the early and continuing uncharacteristic near-equality of both sexes in this field of endeavor.

Contributor Bio:  Bargainnier, Earl F Earl F. Bargainnier was Fuller E. Callaway Professor of English Language and Literature at Wesleyan College. A former president of the Popular Culture Association, he was the author of more than sixty articles and edited "Ten Women of Mystery "and "Twelve Englishmen of Mystery "and co-edited "Cops and Constables," Professor Bargainnier died January 3, 1987.