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Book Review of The Best of Crime & Detective TV (Critics' Choice)

The Best of Crime & Detective TV (Critics' Choice)
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Nice little trade paperback of comments and photos on classic TV detective and mystery shows -- marred only by the omission of some favorite shows such as Remington Steele and Scarecrow and Mrs. King, which might have been included -- too romantic, too female oriented? I note that the panel was overwhelmingly male :) Whatever. The book does include Kolchak the Night Stalker, one of my all time faves, but not what I'd include as a crime/mystery/detective show. Done in 1988, and mainly focused on American TV, though a few Brit shows that ran here are included.