Julian Symons Summary

Poet, biographer, historian, novelist, criminologist, and critic, Julian Symons, president of the Detection Club since 1976, is heir to the kingdom of crime literature previously presided over by G. K... Read more

Critical Essay by Christopher Pym It is difficult to fault [The Progress of a Crime, a] shrewd, sardonic account of how, in our time, murder quite easily gets done; how a case is handled in the cells ... Read more

Critical Essay by Patrick Cosgrave [A three pipe Problem] is historically based … in a contemporary sense: the action takes place today. But the detective is Sherlock Holmes! Rather, he is an a... Read more

Critical Essay by Steven R. Carter Julian Symons has helped to increase the range and worth of crime fiction in many ways. For example, his crime novels, like Ross Macdonald's, combine ingeniou... Read more

Critical Essay by William R. Evans Almost everyone likes a good mystery. Approximately one fourth of all fiction published in the United States and Great Britain falls into the category that includes ... Read more

Critical Essay by Mary Cantwell Julian Symons is mystery fiction's grand old man. Novelist, historian of the genre and student of true crime as well, he has brought all three passions together ... Read more

Critical Essay by The New Yorker Mr. Symons has always given full measure. That is to say, he has never chosen to stand by ingenuity of plot alone; he also gives his attention to character, setting, a... Read more

Critical Essay by The Spectator The Plot Against Roger Rider [is] by Julian Symons …, who is probably the foremost scholar of crime and thriller fiction now writing. Actually, there are two ove... Read more

Critical Essay by The New Yorker Mr. Symons is always an enjoyably sly and deceiving writer, and he has seldom been trickier than in [The Plot Against Roger Rider]…. It is not, however, among h... Read more

Critical Essay by Daniel Hoffmann Julian Symons' "The Tell-Tale Heart" is a … dependable guide to Poe's life. This book makes no claim to original research but offer... Read more

Critical Essay by Benny Green In going over ground likely to be familiar to the general reader, biographers often feel the need to buttress their presumption with a theory; if that theory can hint, no... Read more