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In the Heat of the Night
, which launched his series detective, Virgil Tibbs.
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, New York: Carroll and Graf Publishers, 1946, 1974. Index Copyright, 1974. Introduction Copyright, 1992 by Robin W. Winks. A representative selection of essays about the modern mystery-crime-detective story from Poe to the present. It includes a chapter, “Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories”.
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Mason, Bobbie Ann,
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Norton, Donna E.,
Through the Eyes of a Child: An Introduction To Children’s Literature
, Third Edition, New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1991. This text is intended for any adult who is interested in evaluating and sharing children’s literature.
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You Know My Method: The Science of the Detective
, Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1994. It includes a chapter, “The Detective As Hero of Methodical Winking,” and an in depth expose of the science employed by several of the great detectives.
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Ms. Magazine
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