1888-1959

Contains illustrations, facsimiles, and biographical and critical source materials on the life and writings of detective novelist Raymond Chandler, and includes suggestions for further reading, and a cumulative index.

Discusses the political influences of the brothers, John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles, during the peak of the Cold War in the nineteen fifties.

Traces the career of playwright Maxwell Anderson from his farm boyhood as the son of a frequently-moving clergyman through his studies at Harvard and Stanford to his Broadway successes beginning with Saturday's Children in 1927.

Profiles the lives and careers of three mystery writers, discussing each author's relationships, achievements, writing style, and characters.