Perfect Murder: A Study in Detection

Ch. 1. The Corpse On Page One -- Ch. 2. The Birth Of A New Hero -- Ch. 3. Mysteries And Myths -- Ch. 4. Murder Considered As A Fine Art -- Ch. 5. De Quincey's Irony -- Ch. 6. No Police Like Holmes -- Ch. 7. The Legacy Of Edgar Allan Poe -- Ch. 8. No Mask Like Open Truth -- Ch. 9. The Double -- Ch. 10. Funerals In Eden -- Ch. 11. From Paradise To Poisonville -- Ch. 12. The Hard-boiled Romance -- Ch. 13. Hammett And Chandler -- Ch. 14. Ross Macdonald And After -- Ch. 15. A Portrait Of The Reader As Escapist -- Ch. 16. At The Heart Of The Maze -- Appendix 1. Further Reading -- Appendix 2. Personal Favorites. David Lehman. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 221-230.