Great Women Mystery Writers by Kathleen Gregory Klein, editorsCall Number: PR830 .D4 G74
ISBN: 0313287708
Features 117 writers from the 19th-century to modern day. Two-page essays cover structure, themes, and detectives, as well as brief author biographies. Entries also include bibliographies of the writers' publications and critical sources. Seven appendixes cover award winners, mystery-related activities, the advocacy group Sisters in Crime, categories, an e-mail discussion group, and booksellers.