Description: "This companion to his works provides a commentary on the characters, settings, events and themes in his novels and short stories, along with a critical discussion of his writing style, technique and literary devices. Glossaries describe the people and places and define unfamiliar terms Burke uses. Selected interviews provide background information on the writer and his stories"--
Brief description: Laurence W. Mazzeno, president emeritus of Alvernia University, Reading, Pennsylvania, is the author or editor of 20+ books and more than 300 articles and reviews on literature and history. He lives in Arvada, Colorado.
Review Quotes: "excellent series of Literary Companions"-Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.