Crime Movies II Author:Peter Haining (Editor) "Cops on the Box" have been among the most popular series on television for many years. From the days of Edgar Lustgarten's Scotland Yard by way of Softly, Softly; Maigret; The Professionals. and more recently, New Columbo, these stories of crime busters battling to bring criminals to justice have proved to be enormously popula... more »r with audiences on both sides of the Atlantic.
This collection brings together for the first time a number of the short stories on which these series were based, most by writers whose names are now automatically linked with the genre, including such legendary authors from the past as George Harmon Coxe and Elwyn Jones to current leading contributors like Dick Francis and Ruth Rendell.
This is a book for all fans of detective fiction -- as well as enthusiasts of TV crime series.
Contents:
* The Ruth Rendell Mysteries by Ruth Rendell
* Crime Photographer by George Harmon Coxe
* Scotland Yard by Edgar Lustgarten
* Perry Mason by Erle Stanley Gardner
* Naked City by William F. Nolan
* Softly, Softly by Elwyn Jones
* Maigret by Georges Simenon
* The Professionals by Brian Clemens
* Jemima Shore Investigates by Antonia Fraser
* The Racing Game by Dick Francis
* Minder by Tony Hoare
* New Columbo by Richard Levinson & William Link
Original title: Crime Movies II: Famous Television Crime Series« less