Pelzer, Linda Claycomb

Provides information about the life of contemporary author Erich Segal, examines his fiction in the tradition of the sentimental novel, and analyzes seven of his works written between 1970 and 1995.

Provides overviews of early twentieth-century American author F. Scott Fitzgerald's life and literary career, as well as profiles of his five novels that cover their plots, characters, critical reception, themes, symbolism, and theoretical interpretations; also includes a selected bibliography.

Looks at the novels of the popular mystery and suspense author written between 1975 and 1995, analyzing them in terms of narrative strategies, thematic development, and character development, and offering alternative perspectives on the books.