1993 v26n4 ARMCHAIR DETECTIVE Walter Mosley interview KIM PHILPBY Fredric Brown

Description: Title: The Armchair Detective Date: Fall , 1993 Pagination: pp1-128 (as published; the issues are numbered sequentially in each volume) Condition: Very good; some light shelfwear of covers from storage; may have bookstore/newsstand price sticker on rear cover THE OTHER SIDE OF THOSE MEAN STREETS Walter Mosley garnered a huge amount of attention with Devil in a Blue Dress and subsequent Easy Rawlins novels. In his first major interview, Walter Mosley discusses his evolution as a writer, his tuture projects and his most famous fan. President Bill Clinton by Charles L.P. Silet A LITTLE CLASS ON MURDER Carolyn Hart is best known for her popular Death on Demand series. In this interview she discusses her care and her newest novel, Dead Mans Island, a series launch featuring Henrie O, a retired newspaperwoman by Charles L. P. Silet. THE FICTIONAL KIM PHILBY The notorious Kim Philby led a life of danger, deceit and high drama in his long career as a KGB double agent while serving in the highest echelons of British Intelligence. Its the stuff of which great fiction can be made and numerous espionage writers have done so. by Jeanne F. Bedell THE BLACK DETECTIVE IN THE WHITE MIND: JOHN BALLS VIRGIL TIBBS AND ERNEST TIDYMANS JOHN SHAFT Virgil Tibbs and John Shaft are two of the most famous Black detectives in the mystery world. However, a close reading of the popular novels show that these books tell much more about the minds of the white authors than the Black detectives by Aya de León OF MALICE AND CUCUMBER SANDWICHES Our correspondent takes a tour of the fifth Malice Domestic Convention in Bethesda, Maryland by Marlys Millhiser MURDER AND OTHER ACTS OF HIGH SOCIETY: THORNE SMITHS DID SHE FALL? Best known for his charmingly whimsical Topper novels, this popular Jazz Age humorist moved on to satirize the upper-crust in his only mystery. by Gary Hoppenstand THE ENIGMATIC B. FLETCHER ROBINSON AND THE WRITING OF THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES In 1901, this journalist recounted an old Devonshire legend about a spectral hound to amuse his friend, Arthur Conan Doyle. But was Robinson the inspiration or the author of this famous Sherlock Holmes adventure? by William S. Cramer THE MOON FOR A NICKEL: FREDRIC BROWNS PULP APPRENTICESHIP 1936-1944 Before penning such classics as The Fabulous Clipjoint and Night of the Jabberwock, quirkily brilliant writer honed his skills in the booming pulp magazine market by Jack Seabro Take a close look at the auction images for details of contents and condition. If you have any questions at all please send a message through eBay before bidding. NOTE: There may be more images in this listing than eBay shows in the top "gallery". Be sure to scroll down to view the full set, if so. Be sure to check our eBay Store for thousands of other listings like this one. Orders will be sent out within three business days of receipt of payment. If youre in a hurry and would like expedited shipping (Priority or Express shipping), please let us know before paying so we can adjust your invoice. Books are sent Media Rate within the US, and other small items are sent Parcel by default. If you would like combined shipping, please (1) contact us to let us know, and then (2) wait to pay until youre finished shopping (but try to keep it within a 4 day period, please). Just leave the items in your eBay Cart and then request an updated invoice after youre done. If you pay for an item, we are obliged to ship it to you, and cannot combine it with subsequent purchases. If youre waiting for a separate auction item to finish, please contact us to let us know. _gsrx_vers_1680 (GS 9.8.3 (1680))

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