Introduction: crime fiction writers: a research guide : Crime fiction as a genre ; Crime fiction timeline ; About the writers ; Organization of entries ; Research sources ; Abbreviations -- How to use this book : Students ; Teachers ; Librarians ; Book club leaders ; Going beyond this book ; Getting beyond Google or Wikipedia ; What to do if the web site links don't work

1. Detective and mystery stories
2. American -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries
3. Detective and mystery stories
4. English -- Bio-bibliography -- Dictionaries
5. Crime -- Fiction -- Bibliography
6. Crime in literature -- vBibliography