ENGL 150 - Corbett
Mystery Novel Sources at FLITE
Reference Books - Find in FLITE Reference
Try these Reference books for information on a wide variety of mystery authors. Reference books are located on the first floor and cannot be checked out.
This book is being moved to the Reserve Shelf. Please ask at the Checkout Desk.
**American Mystery and Detective Novels, (Chapter 2), Call Number: PS374.D4 L34 1999
**American Mystery and Detective Novels, (Chapter 2), Online
Critical Survey of Mystery and Detective Fiction: Authors, 4 volumes Call Number: PN 3448 .D4 C75 1988
Detectionary, Call Number: PN 3448 .D4 D4 1977
Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, Call Number: PN 3448 .D4 E5
The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing, Call Number: PN 3448 .D4 O94 1999
** - most useful when discussing sub-genre
Additional Resources - Checkout from the Reserve Desk
**American Mystery and Detective Novels, (Chapter 2), Call Number: PS374.D4 L34 1999
The Art of the Mystery Story, FLITE Reserve Desk - Call Number: PN 3448 .D4 H28
Bloody Murder, FLITE Reserve Desk - Call Number: PN 3448 .D4 S87
Detective Fiction: A Collection of Critical Essays, FLITE Reserve Desk - Call Number: PN 3448 .D4 D43
Detective Fiction: Crime and Compromise, FLITE Reserve Desk - Call Number: PS 509 .C7 A5
Detective Story, FLITE Reserve Desk - Call Number: PN 3448 .D4 S39
Feminism in Women's Detective Fiction, FLITE Reserve Desk - Call Number: PN 3448 .D4 F45
From Agatha Christie to Ruth Rendell, FLITE Reserve Desk - Call Number: PN 3448 .D4 R68
Masters of Mystery, FLITE Reserve Desk - Call Number: PN 3448 .D4 T5
Murder By the Book, FLITE Reserve Desk - Call Number: PR 888 .D4 M87
**The Mystery Readers' Advisory (Chapter 3), FLITE Reserve Desk (Cadillac-Wexford Public Library copy)
Treasury of Great Mysteries: 2 volumes, FLITE Reserve Desk - Call Number: PN 3448 .D4 H3
Woman Detective: Gender & Genre, FLITE Reserve Desk - Call Number: PR 830 .D4 K58
World of the Thriller, FLITE Reserve Desk - Call Number: PN 3448 .D4 H25
You may find other useful titles on mystery novels in the FLITE collection, Third Floor, PN 3448.D4.
** - most useful when discussing sub-genre
Finding Books
FLITE may carry some of the book titles you need to read for this assignment, but as an academic library, our fiction collection is limited.
Big Rapids Community Library
You may borrow books from the Big Rapids Community Library using your student ID card. Search for books in the public library by using the "Catalog" tab on the main FLITE web page. Checking the column on the left will show you the location of the title.MeLCat InterLibrary Loan
For many of the titles, you will need to do a MeLCat search. Plan Ahead so the books will arrive in time.
Recommended Websites
Lynne's Mystery Links (sub-genres)
The Mystery Readers' Advisory - Chapter 3: Mystery Subgenres, Google Books - (This book is also available at the Reserve Desk or can be requested using MeLCat loan.)
Mystery Fiction - Genre Index; use to find names of authors associated with a particular mystery sub-genre
Citing Sources
Whenever you are quoting or using information from a source, you must credit or cite that source. Failure to do so is plagiarism which can lead to expulsion from the University. The following links provide information on how to use MLA.
Citation Style Guide: MLA (PDF)
An online version of an MLA Quick Reference handout which provides the citation style for several basic types of sources, requires Adoboe Acrobat Reader.
MLA Format
More examples of how cite different types of sources using the MLA format.
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Last update: November 13, 2008