FOLLOWING THE DETCTIVES: REAL LOCATIONS IN CRIME FICTION.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - price (£24.99) printed to rear panel.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,monochrome photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with yellow+white lettering,black lettering to yellow spine/ backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,paper-covered boards - design repeated from dw/dj with black lettering to yellow spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn,13- 255pp [paginated] includes editor's introduction,21 essays on assorted crime writers by various contributors - each with some qualification in or of the crime genre - i.e. critics',editors',other crime writers,subject specialists etc.; colour illustrated locale street maps,profuse contemporary colour photographs and colour+b/w illustrations interspersed throughout thet text and the book,notes on contributors (11 - some with multiple entries/contribs), acknowledgements for images,maps and text,a title and location index and a general index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,double-page contents list/table,double-page list of maps,and double-page colour world map of crime locations featured in the book's main entries.
Lavishly illustrated,the book includes accessible maps featuring key locations that really exist,so that you can follow in the footsteps of your favourite detectives,from Inspector Morse to Brother Cadfael.
Whether it be the London of Sherlock Holmes or the Ystad of the Swedish Wallander,Dashiell Hammett's San Francisco or Donna Leon's Venice,the settings chosen by crime fiction authors have helped those writers to bring their fictional investigators to life and to infuse their writing with a sense of danger,mystery and a real sense of place. 'Following the Detectives' follows the trail of over 20 of crime fiction's greatest investigators, discovering the cities and countries in which they live and work.Edited by Maxim Jakubowski,each entry is written by a crime writer,journalist or critic with a particular expertise in that detective and the fictional crimes that have taken place in each city's dark streets and hidden places.The book includes beautifully designed maps with all the major locations that have featured in a book or series of books, buildings,streets,bars, restaurants and locations of crimes and discoveries,allowing the reader to follow Inspector Morse's footsteps through the college squares of Oxford or while away hours in a smoky Parisian cafe frequented by Inspector Maigret,for example. Aimed at the avid detective fan,the armchair tourist and the literary tourist alike 'Following the Detectives' is the perfect way for crime fiction fans to truly discover the settings of their favourite detective novels. 'Following the Detectives.' will lead you to the sleuths' regular haunts, such as the Oxford Bar in Edinburgh,where Inspector Rebus and his creator,Ian Rankin, drink and John's Grill in San Francisco,where PI Sam Spade partakes of lamb chops ,a baked potato and a sliced tomato. Contributors compendium includes Dick ADLER (Us crime critic), Declan BURKE (crime editor+writer),Michael CARLSON (writer, broadcaster+reviewer),Oline COGDILL (US columnist),David Stuart DAVIES (UK's eminent Sherlock Holmes specialist and Editor of Wordsworth crime+horror list),Martin EDWARDS (UK crime writer editor of annual CWA - Crime Writers Assocaition anthologies), Barry FORSHAW (crime editor and biographer of Stieg Larsson), John HARVEY (Diamond Dagger award-winning author and creator of Charlie Resnick series),Maxim JACUBOWSKI (editor,crime writer and crime critic for the Guardian),J. Kingston PIERCE (crime editor,author on Dashiell Hammett's San Francisco),Peter ROZOVSKY (US crime editor and newspaper reviewer) and Sarah WEINMAN (US crime critic for US newspapers and publisher Barnes & Noble.). Please contact seller @ rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight and the value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. UK and all overseas buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded, after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free.Free P+p available UK only. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always. **