Malice Aforethought : the Story of a Commonplace Crime
by Iles, Francis
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Malice Aforethought is a murder mystery novel written by Anthony Berkeley Cox, using the pen name Francis Iles. It involves a Devon physician who slowly poisons his domineering wife so that he may be with the woman he loves. It is an early and prominent example of the "inverted detective story", invented by R. Austin Freeman some years earlier. The murderer's identity is revealed in the first line of the novel, which gives the reader insight into the workings of his mind as his plans progress.
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- Title
- Malice Aforethought : the Story of a Commonplace Crime
- Author
- Iles, Francis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Gollancz
- Date Published
- 1952
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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