FFB: Detective Fiction: A Collection of Critical Essays, Robin Winks, editor

Here's another example of the kind of book that was available to us mystery and crime fiction fans back in the olden days (1980) before the Internet made all kinds of articles available at the click of a mouse.  I could summarize the contents for you, but being lazy today, I'll just scan the back cover.  The info there is probably all you need.  








Oh, I will mention one thing. There's an appendix that includes a section on "Where to Obtain Current and Out-of-Print Detective Stories."  Guess how many sources it lists.  Okay, you probably got it right.  The answer is four.  That's right.  Four.  It was a long time ago.