Salem Press

	Arranged alphabetically by author, the essays are detailed and readable enough for the average mystery lover, who may be looking to learn more about beloved characters or favorite authors. Yet they are also scholarly enough for the academic interested in subtleties of plot and character development. For those doing detailed research, this is an excellent starting point that also directs the researcher to other resources....While none of these essays is the final or most complete word on any of these authors, the book as a whole is the only reference a library would need to answer basic questions or quell readers' curiosity about top mystery writers.

Library Journal

	Highly recommended for all libraries, this well-written update of Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction, ed. by Frank N. Magill (CH, Sep'98), will satisfy any library that needs recent reference information on mystery writers, their works, and principal characters. The essays are enjoyable and informative, the format straightforward, and the bibliographies for authors such as Wilkie Collins include modern sources likely to be available to readers using smaller collections.

Choice

	The set is recommended for large reference collections seeking comprehensive coverage of the genre and especially for smaller collections looking for something relatively inexpensive, but well done, to fill a gap.

American Reference Books Annual

100 Masters of Mystery and Detective Fiction

100 Masters of Mystery and Detective Fiction
Index of Series Characters

A
Adams, Hilda (Rinehart), 553
Alleyn, Roderick (Marsh), 460
Appleby, Judith Raven (Innes), 353
Appleby, Sir John (Innes), 353
Aragon, Tom (Millar), 467
Archer, Lew (Macdonald), 443
Ark, Simon (Hoch), 340
Arlette (Freeling), 258

B
Barney, Al (Chase), 135
Battle, Superintendent (Christie), 154
Beck, Martin (Sjöwall and Wahlöö), 593
Behrens, Samuel (Gilbert), 278
Bencolin, Henri (Carr), 90
Beresford, Lieutenant Thomas (Christie), 154
Beresford, Prudence Cowley (Christie), 154
Beringar, Hugh (Peters), 511
Bland, Chief Inspector (Symons), 635
Bliss, Vicky (Peters), 502
Bond, James (Fleming), 241
Brandon, Sheriff Rex (Gardner), 271
Briggs (Fish), 235
Brinkley, Walter (Lockridge), 404
Brown, Arthur (Big Bad Leroy) (McBain), 424
Brown, Father (Chesterton), 141
Bulcher, Tiny (Westlake), 712
Bunter (Sayers), 569
Burden, Detective Inspector Mike (Rendell), 546
Burger, Hamilton (Gardner), 271
Burke, Eileen (McBain), 424
Burkett, Ethel (Wentworth), 706
Burton, Polly (Orczy), 480

C
Cadfael, Brother (Peters), 511
Calder, Daniel Joseph (Gilbert), 278
Campion, Albert (Allingham), 1
Carella, Steven Louis (McBain), 424
Carella, Teddy (McBain), 424
Carmody (Pronzini), 527
Carpenter, Sabina (Pronzini), 527
Carruthers (Fish), 235
Carter, Nick (Carter), 98
Castang, Henri (Freeling), 258
Catchpole, Detective Chief Superintendent Hilary (Symons), 635
Chambers, Captain Patrick (Spillane), 608
Chan, Charlie (Biggers), 36
Chee, Jim (Hillerman), 326
Chéri-Bibi (Leroux), 396
Chiao Tai (Van Gulik), 677
Chitterwick, Ambrose (Berkeley), 29
Clancy, Lieutenant (Fish), 235
Cockrill, Inspector (Brand), 61
Continental Op (Hammett), 301
Contreras, Mr. (Paretsky), 487
Cool, Bertha (Gardner), 271
Corrigan, Brick-Top (Chase), 135
Crader, Carl (Hoch), 340

D
Dalgliesh, Adam (James), 359
Dawlish, Patrick (Creasey), 171
Deaf Man, The (McBain), 424
Decker, Lieutenant Bill (Treat), 663
Dee, Judge (Van Gulik), 677
Delaney, Edward X. (Sanders), 561
Djuna (Queen), 537
Dortmunder, John (Westlake), 712
Drake, Paul (Gardner), 271
Dupin, C. Auguste (Poe), 519
Durant, Quincy (Thomas), 650

E
Eberhardt, Lieutenant “Eb” (Pronzini), 527
Ehrengraf, Martin (Block), 48
Emerson, Amelia Peabody (Peters), 502

F
Fansler, Kate (Cross), 183
Fell, Dr. Gideon (Carr), 90
Fellows, Fred (Waugh), 700
Felse, Bernarda (Bunty) Elliot (Peters), 511
Felse, Dominic (Peters), 511
Felse, George (Peters), 511
Fenner, Dave (Chase), 135
Fielding, Christmas (Kit) (Francis), 253
Fitton, Amanda (Allingham), 1
Fourie, The Widow (McClure), 431
Freeman, Jub (Treat), 663

G
Gideon, Commander George (Creasey), 172
Girland, Mark (Chase), 135
Gonzalez, Leon (Wallace), 684
Goodwin, Archie (Stout), 627
Grant, Alan (Tey), 644
Gray, Cordelia (James), 359
Greene, Myron (Thomas), 650
Grey, Roman (Smith), 601
Grofield, Alan (Westlake), 712

H
Halley, Sid (Francis), 253
Hammer, Mike (Spillane), 608
Hannay, Richard (Buchan), 67
Harmas, Steve (Chase), 135
Harrison, Chip (Block), 48
Hawes, Cotton (McBain), 424
Hawk (Parker), 494
Hazlerigg, Inspector (Gilbert), 278
Heath, Ernest (Van Dine), 670
Heimrich, Merton (Lockridge), 403
Herschel, Dr. Lotty (Paretsky), 487
Holmes, Sherlock (Doyle), 207
Honeybath, Charles (Innes), 353
Hoong Liang (Van Gulik), 677
Huuygens, Kek (Fish), 235

I

J
Jackson, Lieutenant A. (Boucher), 55
Jazine, Earl (Hoch), 340
Jervis, Christopher (Freeman), 264
Johnson, Coffin Ed (Himes), 333
Jones, Grave Digger (Himes), 333
Jury, Detective Superintendent Richard (Grimes), 294

K
Kaye, Simon (Waugh), 700
Keate, Sarah (Eberhart), 224
Keller, J. P. (Block), 48
Kelp, Andy (Westlake), 712
Killy, Francis Xavier (Smith), 601
Kirby, Jacqueline (Peters), 502
Kling, Bert (McBain), 424
Kollberg, Lennart (Sjöwall and Wahlöö), 593
Kramer, Tromp (McClure), 431

L
Lamb, Ernest (Wentworth), 706
Larsson, Gunvald (Sjöwall and Wahlöö), 593
Leaphorn, Joe (Hillerman), 326
Leiter, Felix (Fleming), 241
Leithen, Sir Edward (Buchan), 67
Leopold, Captain Jules (Hoch), 340
Lugg, Magersfontein (Allingham), 1

M
M (Fleming), 241
Ma Joong (Van Gulik), 677
McCorkle, “Mac” (Thomas), 650
Mc’Cunn, Dickson (Buchan), 67
McGee, Travis (MacDonald), 437
Maclain, Duncan (Kendrick), 375
Maigret, Jules (Simenon), 579
Mallory, Bobby (Paretsky), 487
Manders, Harry (Bunny) (Hornung), 347
Manfred, George (Wallace), 684
Mannering, Baron John (Creasey), 171
Mannering, Lorna (Creasey), 171
Manning, Sylvia (Gardner), 271
March, Randal (Wentworth), 706
Markham, John F. X. (Van Dine), 670
Marlowe, Philip (Chandler), 117
Marple, Jane (Christie), 154
Marshall, Lieutenant Terence (Boucher), 55
Mason, Perry (Gardner), 271
McNally,, Archibald (Sanders), 561
Melander, Fredrik (Sjöwall and Wahlöö), 593
Mercer, William (Gilbert), 278
Merrivale, Sir Henry (Carr), 90
Meyer, Meyer (McBain), 424
Micklem, Don (Chase), 135
Milano, John (Ellin), 230
Molly of Scotland Yard, Lady (Orczy), 480
Moriarty, Professor (Doyle), 207
Mulligan, Patrick (Orczy), 480
Mullins, Detective Sergeant Aloysius Clarence (Lockridge), 403
Murch, Stan (Westlake), 712

N
Nameless Detective, The (Pronzini), 527
North, Gerald (Jerry) (Lockridge), 403
North, Pam (Lockridge), 403

O
O’Breen, Fergus (Boucher), 55
Old Man in the Corner (Orczy), 480
O’Leary, Lance (Eberhart), 224
Oliver, Ariadne (Christie), 155
Overby, Otherguy (Thomas), 651

P
Padillo, Mike (Thomas), 650
Pagan, Luke (Gilbert), 279
Palfrey, Stanislaus Alexander (Creasey), 172
Palmer, Harry (Deighton), 191
Parker (Westlake), 712
Parker, Chief-Inspector Charles (Sayers), 569
Patton, Detective Inspector (Rinehart), 553
Petrella, Patrick (Gilbert), 278
Plant, Melrose (Grimes), 294
Poiccart, Raymond (Wallace), 684
Poirot, Hercule (Christie), 154
Polton, Nathaniel (Freeman), 264
Popeau, Hercules (Lowndes), 410
Prize, Matthew (Hoch), 340
Prye, Dr. Paul (Millar), 467

Q
Quarles, Francis (Symons), 635
Queen, Ellery (Queen), 537
Queen, Inspector Richard (Queen), 537
Quincannon, John Frederick (Pronzini), 527

R
Racer, Chief Superintendent (Grimes), 294
Raffles, A. J. (Hornung), 347
Rand, C. Jeffrey (Hoch), 340
Randall, Sunny (Parker), 494
Reardon, Lieutenant Jim (Fish), 235
Reeder, Mr. J. G. (Wallace), 684
Renko, Arkady (Smith), 601
Rhodenbarr, Bernie (Block), 48
Rice, Miles Standish (Kendrick), 375
Richard, Adrien (Freeling), 258
Ripley, Tom (Highsmith), 318
Robert, Prior (Peters), 511
Robinson, Gladys (Wentworth), 706
Rollison, Richard (Creasey), 171
Rönn, Einer (Sjöwall and Wahlöö), 593
Rouletabille, Joseph (Leroux), 396
Ryerson, Murray (Paretsky), 487

S
St. Ives, Philip (Thomas), 650
Samson, Bernard (Deighton), 191
Sands, Inspector (Millar), 467
Schmidt, Herr Professor Doktor (Peters), 502
Scudder, Matthew (Block), 48
Selby, Doug (Gardner), 271
Sessions, Frank (Waugh), 700
Shapiro, Nathan (Lockridge), 404
Sheringham, Roger (Berkeley), 29
Silva, Captain José da (Fish), 235
Silver, Maud (Wentworth), 706
Silverman, Susan (Parker), 494
Simmons, Bernard (Lockridge), 404
Simpson (Fish), 235
Small, David (Kemelman), 367
Smiley, George (Carré), 381
Smythe, Sir John (Peters), 502
Spade, Sam (Hammett), 301
Spenser (Parker), 494
Stone, Jesse (Parker), 494
Street, Della (Gardner), 271
Strydom, Dr. Christiaan (McClure), 431

T
Tangent, Peter (Sanders), 561
Tanner, Evan (Block), 48
Tao Gan (Van Gulik), 677
Taylor, Mitch (Treat), 663
Tecumseh Fox (Stout), 627
Templar, Simon (Charteris), 127
Terrell, Frank (Chase), 135
Thery, Miquel (Wallace), 684
Thorndyke, Dr. John Evelyn (Freeman), 264
Tobin, Mitch (Westlake), 712
Tragg, Lieutenant Arthur (Gardner), 271
Trent, Philip (Bentley), 23

U
Ursula, Sister (Boucher), 55

V
Van der Valk, Inspector Piet (Freeling), 258
Van Dine, S. S. (Van Dine), 670
Vance, Philo (Van Dine), 670
Vane, Harriet (Sayers), 569
Velda (Spillane), 608
Velvet, Nick (Hoch), 340
Vera (Freeling), 258

W
Warshawski, V. I. (Paretsky), 487
Watson, John H. (Doyle), 207
Wayward, Carl (Treat), 663
Weigand, Bill (Lockridge), 403
Welt, Nicky (Kemelman), 367
West, Janet (Creasey), 171
West, Martin (Creasey), 171
West, Roger (Creasey), 171
Wexford, Chief Detective Inspector Reginald (Rendell), 546
Wiggins (Grimes), 294
Williams, Sergeant (Tey), 644
Wilson (Fish), 235
Wimsey, Lord Peter (Sayers), 569
Wolfe, Nero (Stout), 627
Wu, Artie (Thomas), 650

X

Y

Z
Zondi, Detective Sergeant Mickey (McClure), 431