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Sandoe, James
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- Author and book critic.
Citations:
1. 'JAMES SANDOE: A Retrospective,' by Tom and Enid Schantz, The Armchair Detective, Volume 13, Number 4, Fall 1980, pg. 288-293.
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| Sayers, Dorothy L.
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- Born 13 June, 1893 in Oxford, England, died 17 December, 1957 in Witham, England, Dorothy Sayers is the creator of Lord Peter, who appeared in several novels and short stories, and Montague Egg, commercial traveler, in short stories. She gave up mystery writing to concentrate on religious apologia. Last Wimsey novel, Thrones, Dominations recently completed by Jill Paton Walsh. [Dossier under construction].
Citations:
1. 'Whose Body?,' by Dorothy L. Sayers, critical analysis by L. David Allen, PhD, Cliff Notes: Detective in Fiction, 1978.
2. 'A Face-to-Face Encounter With Sayers,' by Josephine Bell, Murderess Ink, edited by Dilys Winn, Workman Publishing, 1979.
3. 'Lord Peter Wimsey of Picadilly: His Lordship's Life and Times', Part II, by William M. Scott, The Armchair Detective, Volume 13, Summer 1980, Number 3, pg 212-218
4. 'Dorothy L. Sayers, Duchess of Redonda,' by Joe R. Christopher, The Armchair Detective magazine Volume 17, Number 4, Fall 1984.
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Shakespeare, William
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- William Shakespeare's plays are full of murder and mystery - and they have permeated every aspect of life in the US and Europe.
Mystery books/Shakespearean theme
1. Drury Lane's Last Case, by Barnaby Ross (Ellery Queen), 1938
2. Shakespearean Whodunnits, short story anthology, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson, 1997
3. Shakespearean Detectives, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson, 1998
Citations:
Titles From Shakespeare: from the Barbara Paul page. Features a listing of books and plays (not necessarily mysteries) with allusions to titles, characters and quotes.
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| Shiel, M. P. 
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- Matthew Phipps Shiel wrote short fiction of mystery and science fiction, and several novels. Dorothy Sayers termed Prince Zaleski one of her favorite books, comparing the prose style to Poe's. The only book currently in print is The Purple Cloud, a science fiction tale.
Books
Prince Zaleski (1895)
Short story titles:
Race of Orven
S.S.
Stone of Edmundsbury Monks
Citations:
1. The Case of Euphremia Raphesh [e-text, an example of Shiel's writing, not a Zaleski story]
2. Detectionary, The Ultimate Whodunit-A Complete
Guide To Mystery Fiction. Edited by Otto Penzler, Chris
Steinbrunner and Marvin Lachman. 1971.
Collector's Corner:
3. This book, a collection of short stories, is available through www.abe.com,
'the largest source of out-of-print books.'
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| Simenon, Georges 
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- Ceator of Inspector Jules Maigret.
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Citations:
1. 'The Complete Works of Georges Simenon,' by Claude Mauriac, The Armchair Detective, Volume 2, Number 3, April 1968, pg. 162.
2. 'A Bibliography and English Language Index to Georges Simenon's Maigret Novels,' by Norman J. Shaffer, The Armchair Detective, Volume 3, Number 1, October 1969, pg. 31-37.
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| Sjowall, Maj and Wahloo, Per
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- Two Swedish authors who teamed up to write several novels.
Books
The Man On The Balcony
The Terrorists
Murder At The Savoy
The Man Who Went Up In Smoke
Roseanna
The Laughing Policeman
Cop Killer
Citations:
1. 'The Police in Society: The Novels of Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo', by Frank Occhiogrosso, The Armchair Detective, Volume 12, Spring 1979, Number 2, pg 174-177.
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Smith, Mark
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- Author.
Citations:
1. 'The Craft of Crime: Conversations with Crime Writers,' by John C. Carr, 1983, Houghton Mifflin. Complete chapter interview.
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Spencer, Ross
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- Creator of detective Chance Purdue.
Citations:
1. 'The First Five Capers of Ross H. Spencer,' by Earl F. Bargainner. The Armchair Detective, Volume 13, Summer 1983, Number 3, page 323-329.
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Spillane, Mickey
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- Mickey Spillane is the creator of the ultimate hard-boiled detective, Mike Hammer. His first novel was, I, The Jury.. The famous last lines, ''How could you?'' ''It was easy.''
Citations:
1. The Unofficial Mickey Spillane Mike Hammer website is here.
2. 'Just A Writer Working For A Buck,' by Michael Barson. Interview with Spillane. The Armchair Detective, Volume 12, Fall 1979, Number 4.
3. 'Characternyms in Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Novels,' by James L. Traylor, The Armchair Detective magazine, Volume 16, Summer 1983, Number 3, page 293-295.
4. 'The Battle of the Sexes: In Mickey Spillane's books, it's not as violent as you would think,' by Robert L. Sandels. The Armchair Detective, Volume 20, Fall 1987, Number 4, pg. 350.
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Stout, Rex
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- Born Rex Todhunter Stout on 1 December 1886 in Noblesville, Indiana, USA and died in October, 1975. Creator of Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin. The REX STOUT DOSSIER IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.
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Citations:
1. 'Who's Afraid of Nero Wolfe,' interview with Stout by Richard S. Lochte, The Armchair Detective, Volume 3, July 1970, Number 4, pg. 211-214.
2. 'Black Orchids,' by Rex Stout, critical analysis by L. David Allen, PhD, Cliff Notes: Detective in Fiction, 1978.
3. 'Crime and Characters: Notes on Rex Stout's Early Fiction,' by David R. Anderson, The Armchair Detective, Volume 13, Spring 1980, Number 2, pg. 169-171.
4. 'Collecting Mystery Fiction: Rex Stout Part III,' by Otto Penzler, The Armchair Detective, Volume 21, Winter 1991, Number 1, pg. 43-45.
5. The Rex Stout Newsletter consisting of two pages appeared in every issue of The Armchair Detective magazine.
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Sullivan, Eleanor [1]
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- was editor of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine from 1971 (taking over from Clayton Rawson) until her death.
Citations:
1. 'Confessions of a Slush Reader,' by Eleanor Sullivan, Murder Ink, Dilys Winn, ed, Workman Publishing, 1977, pg. 30.
2. 'Writers on Their Mysterious Calling,' by Eleanor Sullivan, The Murder Mystique, edited by Lucy Freeman. Frederick Ulgar Publishing, 1982.
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Sullivan, Eleanor [2]
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- Former dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Kansas.
Citations:
1. Sullivan's curriculum vitae
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Symons, Julian
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- Julian Symons is a noted genre author of fiction and non-fiction. He has written several studies of the mystery story including Mortal Consequences.
Citations:
1. 'The Invisible Man,' by Julian Symons, I, Witness:Personal Encounters With Crime by Members of the Mystery Writers of America, edited by Brian Garfield, NYT Times Books, 1978.
2. 'Julian Symons and Civilization's Discontents,' by Stephen R. Carter, The Armchair Detective, Volume 12, Winter 1979, Volume 1, pg 57-62.
3. 1. 'Vigil in Mayfair: A Tale Unfolds Over Cucumber Sandwiches,' (brief comments on they mystery by H.R.F. Keating, Julian Symons, Celia Fremlin, Peter Dickinson and Avon Curry), Murderess Ink, edited by Dilys Winn, Workman Publishing, 1979.
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