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These intriguing tales of detection are also thoughtful character studies of American rural life

Murder for Pleasure was the first to propose"Genuinely fascinating reading."The New York Times Book Review "Diverting and patently authoritative."The New Yorker "Grand and fascinating a history, a compendium and a critical study all in one, and all first rate."Rex Stout "A landmark a brilliant study written with charm and authority."Ellery Queen "This book is of permanent value. It should be on the shelf of every reader of detective stories."Erle Stanley Gardner Author Howard Haycraft, an