Howard Haycraft

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Howard Haycraft


Born
Medelia, Minn., The United States
Died
November 13, 1991

Genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction


A publisher, editor, critic and anthologist who wrote one of the first serious books of criticism of the mystery/detective genre, Murder for Pleasure: The Life and times of the Detective Story , still in print and considered a classic. He also edited a number of interesting and important anthologies.

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Average rating: 3.86 · 2,267 ratings · 145 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors
A Treasury of Great Mysteri...
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A Treasury Of Great Mysteries
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Murder for Pleasure: The Li...
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Ten Great Mysteries
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really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1959 — 3 editions
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Fourteen Great Detective St...
3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1949
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Three Times Three, Mystery ...
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The Art of the Mystery Story
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The Boys' Book of Great Det...
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Five Spy Novels: The Great ...
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