Before the Fact: 127 (British Library Crime Classics): Francis Iles

Francis Iles

ISBN 10: 0712355502 / ISBN 13: 9780712355506

Editore: British Library Publishing, 2024

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Riassunto:

'Some women give birth to murderers, some go to bed with them, and some marry them. Lina Aysgarth had lived with her husband for nearly eight years before she realized that she was married to a murderer.' Following the success of Malice Aforethought, novelist Anthony Berkeley Cox returned to his Francis Iles pen-name for another experiment in the inverted mystery. Where Malice Aforethought is a study of murder from the perpetrator's perspective, Before the Fact is a masterful tale of the suspicions of a possible victim and her impressions of disquieting husband Johnnie. Unsettling and gripping for its incisive portrayal of human emotion and fears, this experimental classic of crime fiction was the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's film Suspicion, but remains an arresting literary read today.

Informazioni sull'autore: Francis Iles was a pen name of Anthony Berkeley Cox (1893–1971), one of the most important figures in the history of British crime fiction. As well as being the author of many classic detective stories, Berkeley was the founder of the prestigious Detection Club for the finest crime writers.

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Titolo: Before the Fact: 127 (British Library Crime ...
Casa editrice: British Library Publishing
Data di pubblicazione: 2024
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Good