The Fantastic Detective Notebook — Gary Lovisi

THE FANTASTIC DETECTIVE NOTEBOOKOriginally published in a limited paperback edition 40 years ago-long out of print-this is a detailed look at the combination of fantastic fiction and the detective story. Here are the authors and the books that created this exciting genre blend, from Alfred Bester's Demolished Man to Jim Butcher's Dresden Files... future crimes and future cops... from George Alec Effinger's Budayeen series featuring Arabic private eye, Marid Audran, to J. D. Robb's 21st Century New York police lieutenant, Eve Dallas... including all the other science fictional P.I.s and wizardly detectives. It's all here, filled with full-color cover art and bibliographic detail, from the author of numerous Sherlock Holmes pastiches, the Griff & Fats and the Vic Powers series, the Augustus books, plus the Sherlock Holmes and Mystery, Crime & Noir Notebooks from Stark House, not to mention the quarterly magazine Paperback Parade-writer, editor & publisher Gary Lovisi!