This two-volume set profiles 100 important mystery writers, with entries ranging in length from 2,500 to 6,000 words. Entries contain information on authors' births and deaths, pseudonyms, and types of plot; list the authors' principal series; and describe principal characters. They evaluate each author's contribution to the genre, overview the author's life, and examine the author's most representative works.
A bibliography at the end of each entry lists the author's mystery/detective works chronologically by series and lists nonmystery works chronologically by genre.

This is the newest title extensive 501 Verbs series, this book will prove especially valuable to ESL students and those preparing to take the TOEFL exam. It also serves as an excellent summary of verb forms for use in any English grammar course. Each verb is presented alphabetically, one verb per page, with the page head showing the verb in its infinitive form. The verb's principal parts are then given in active and passive voices above a table format in which the verb is listed, in its first-, second-, and third-person singular and plural forms in all tenses. The book's supplementary sections cover general rules of grammar and usage, an extensive list with examples of phrasal verbs, and another 500 "problem" verbs with their principal parts. 501 Verb titles in nine other languages with English translations.