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Saturday, July 24, 2010

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CITOLOGY n. The systematic study of academic footnotes and references, a key pastime for scholars keen to show that their works have been cited in as many other papers as possible. For that makes them look almost indispensable...

David Rowan in A Glossary for the Nineties (Prion Books, 1998). Originally seen in The Guardian Weekend, May 10th 1997. Read more for free here.

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FEBRUARY
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26. The Grave's a Fine & Private Place - Alan Bradley
25. This is What Happened - Mick Herron
24. London Rules - Mick Herron
23. The Third Eye - Ethel Lina White
22. Thrice the Brindled Cat Hath Mewed - Alan Bradley
21. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust - Alan Bradley
20. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches - Alan Bradley
19. Speaking from Among the Bones - Alan Bradley
JANUARY
18. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman
17. Miss Ranskill Comes Home - Barbara Euphan Todd
16. The Long Arm of the Law - Martin Edwards (ed.)
15. Nobody Walks - Mick Herron
14. The Talented Mr Ripley - Patricia Highsmith
13. Portrait of a Murderer - Anthony Gilbert
12. Murder is a Waiting Game - Anthony Gilbert
11. Tenant for the Tomb - Anthony Gilbert
10. Death Wears a Mask - Anthony Gilbert
9. Night Encounter - Anthony Gilbert
8. The Visitor - Anthony Gilbert
7. The Looking Glass Murder - Anthony Gilbert
6. The Voice - Anthony Gilbert
5. The Fingerprint - Anthony Gilbert
4. Ring for a Noose - Anthony Gilbert
3. No Dust in the Attic - Anthony Gilbert
2. Uncertain Death - Anthony Gilbert
1. She Shall Died - Anthony Gilbert

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DECEMBER
134. Third Crime Lucky - Anthony Gilbert
133. Death Takes a Wife - Anthony Gilbert
132. Death Against the Clock - Anthony Gilbert
131. Give Death a Name - Anthony Gilbert
130. Riddle of a Lady - Anthony Gilbert
129. And Death Came Too - Anthony Gilbert
128. Snake in the Grass - Anthony Gilbert
127. Footsteps Behind Me - Anthony Gilbert
126. Miss Pinnegar Disappears - Anthony Gilbert
125. Lady-Killer - Anthony Gilbert
124. A Nice Cup of Tea - Anthony Gilbert
123. Die in the Dark - Anthony Gilbert
122. Death in the Wrong Room - Anthony Gilbert
121. The Spinster's Secret - Anthony Gilbert
120. Lift up the Lid - Anthony Gilbert
119. Don't Open the Door - Anthony Gilbert
118. The Black Stage - Anthony Gilbert
117. A Spy for Mr Crook - Anthony Gilbert
116. The Scarlet Button - Anthony Gilbert
115. He Came by Night - Anthony Gilbert
114. Something Nasty in the Woodshed - Anthony Gilbert
NOVEMBER
113. Death in the Blackout - Anthony Gilbert
112. The Woman in Red - Anthony Gilbert
111. The Vanishing Corpse - Anthony Gilbert
110. London Crimes - Martin Edwards (ed.)
109. The Midnight Line - Anthony Gilbert
108. The Clock in the Hatbox - Anthony Gilbert
107. Dear Dead Woman - Anthony Gilbert
106. The Bell of Death - Anthony Gilbert
105. Treason in my Breast - Anthony Gilbert
104. Murder has no Tongue - Anthony Gilbert
103. The Man who Wasn't There - Anthony Gilbert
OCTOBER
102. Murder by Experts - Anthony Gilbert
101. The Perfect Murder Case - Christopher Bush
100. The Plumley Inheritance - Christopher Bush
99. Spy - Bernard Newman
98. Cargo of Eagles - Margery Allingham & Philip Youngman Carter
97. The Mind Readers - Margery Allingham
SEPTEMBER
96. The China Governess - Margery Allingham
95. Hide My Eyes - Margery Allingham
94. The Beckoning Lady - Margery Allingham
93. The Tiger in the Smoke - Margery Allingham
92. More Work for the Undertaker - Margery Allingham
91. Coroner's Pidgin - Margery Allingham
90. Traitor's Purse - Margery Allingham
89. The Fashion in Shrouds - Margery Allingham
88. The Case of the Late Pig - Margery Allingham
87. Dancers in Mourning - Margery Allingham
AUGUST
86. Flowers for the Judge - Margery Allingham
85. Death of a Ghost - Margery Allingham
84. Sweet Danger - Margery Allingham
83. Police at the Funeral - Margery Allingham
82. Look to the Lady - Margery Allingham
81. Mystery Mile - Margery Allingham
80. The Crime at Black Dudley - Margery Allingham
79. The White Cottage Mystery - Margery Allingham
78. Murder Underground - Mavis Doriel Hay
77. No Man's Land - David Baldacci
76. The Escape - David Baldacci
75. The Forgotten - David Baldacci
74. Zero Day - David Baldacci
JULY
73. Pilgrim's Rest - Patricia Wentworth
72. The Case is Closed - Patricia Wentworth
71. The Watersplash - Patricia Wentworth
70. Lonesome Road - Patricia Wentworth
69. The Listening Eye - Patricia Wentworth
68. Through the Wall - Patricia Wentworth
67. Out of the Past - Patricia Wentworth
66. Mistress - Amanda Quick
65. The Black Widow - Daniel Silva
64. The Narrow - Michael Connelly
63. The Poet - Michael Connelly
62. The Visitor - Lee Child
61. No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Stories - Lee Child
JUNE
60. The Queen's Accomplice - Susan Elia MacNeal
59. Mrs Roosevelt's Confidante - Susan Elia MacNeal
58. The PM's Secret Agent - Susan Elia MacNeal
57. His Majesty's Hope - Susan Elia MacNeal
56. Princess Elizabeth's Spy - Susan Elia MacNeal
55. Mr Churchill's Secretary - Susan Elia MacNeal
54. A Lesson in Secrets - Jacqueline Winspear
53. Hit & Run - Lawrence Block
52. Hit Parade - Lawrence Block
51. Hit List - Lawrence Block
50. Six Were Present - E. R. Punshon
49. Triple Quest - E. R. Punshon
MAY
48. Dark is the Clue - E. R. Punshon
47. Brought to Light - E. R. Punshon
46. Strange Ending - E. R. Punshon
45. The Attending Truth - E. R. Punshon
44. The Golden Dagger - E. R. Punshon
43. The Secret Search - E. R. Punshon
42. Spook Street - Mick Herron
41. Real Tigers - Mick Herron
40. Dead Lions - Mick Herron
39. Slow Horses - Mick Herron
APRIL
38. Everybody Always Tells - E. R. Punshon
37. So Many Doors - E. R. Punshon
36. The Girl with All the Gifts - M. R. Carey
35. A Scream in Soho - John G. Brandon
34. A Murder is Arranged - Basil Thomson
33. The Milliner's Hat Mystery - Basil Thomson
32. Who Killed Stella Pomeroy? - Basil Thomson
31. The Dartmoor Enigma - Basil Thomson
30. The Case of the Dead Diplomat - Basil Thomson
29. The Case of Naomi Clynes - Basil Thomson
28. Richardson Scores Again - Basil Thomson
27. A Deadly Thaw - Sarah Ward
MARCH
26. The Spy Paramount - E. Phillips Oppenheim
25. The Great Impersonation - E. Phillips Oppenheim
24. Ragdoll - Daniel Cole
23. The Case of Sir Adam Braid - Molly Thynne
22. The Ministry of Fear - Graham Greene
21. The Draycott Murder Mystery - Molly Thynne
20. The Murder on the Enriqueta - Molly Thynne
19. The Nowhere Man - Gregg Hurwitz
18. He Dies and Makes No Sign - Molly Thynne
FEBRUARY
17. Death in the Dentist's Chair - Molly Thynne
16. The Crime at the 'Noah's Ark' - Molly Thynne
15. Harriet the Spy - Louise Fitzhugh
14. Night School - Lee Child
13. The Dancing Bear - Frances Faviell
12. The Reluctant Cannibals - Ian Flitcroft
11. Fear Stalks the Village - Ethel Lina White
10. The Plot - Irving Wallace
JANUARY
9. Understood Betsy - Dorothy Canfield Fisher
8. Give the Devil his Due - Sulari Gentill
7. A Murder Unmentioned - Sulari Gentill
6. Dead Until Dark - Charlaine Harris
5. Gentlemen Formerly Dressed - Sulari Gentill
4. While She Sleeps - Ethel Lina White
3. A Chelsea Concerto - Frances Faviell
2. Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul - H. G. Wells
1. Heft - Liz Moore

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