Secrets of Crime Fiction Classics

Starting with William Godwin's Caleb Williams and Charles Brockden Brown's Edgar Huntly, this book covers in detail the great works of detective fiction--Poe's Dupin stories, Conan Doyle's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes , Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd , Sayers' Strong Poison, Chandler's The Big Sleep , and Simenon's The Yellow Dog . Lesser-known but important early works are also discussed, including Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White , Emile Gaboriau's M. Lecoq, Anna Katharine Green