Crime Fiction : From Poe to the present, Paperback by Priestman, Martin, ISBN 0746312172, ISBN-13 9780746312179, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

This brief study surveys British and American crime fiction from the first detective stories of Edgar Allan Poe to the present day, exploring the ways in which Poe’s basic form has intertwined with more suspense-driven elements to produce fiction featuring spies, private-eyes and serial killers, as well as the classic whodunnit.