Full name: Gun in cheek: a study of "alternative" crime fiction

Author: Bill Pronzini Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9780892969005 0892969008

A book of possibly loving criticism from a very well known author of detective fiction, before he became really famous. There's a certain amount of cliqueishness here. Possibly that's why the mystery genre took a steep decline right about the time this book was published that lasted until the rise of the cozy many years later.