Malice Aforethought
24 January 2019Imprint: Macmillan Collector's Library
Synopsis
Malice Aforethought is one of the earliest and finest examples of the inverted detective story – we know who committed the crime, the question is, will he get away with it?
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat...
Details
24 January 2019336 pages
9781509889365Imprint: Macmillan Collector's Library
Reviews
A fascinating insight into a troubled mind, and a gripping thriller, the novel has been twice adapted for television with Hywel Bennett and Ben Miller in the main part‘1,000 novels everyone must read: Crime’, Guardian
This classic crime novel, with its focus on the mindset of a murderer, set the genre in a new directionPublishers Weekly
A pioneer of psychological suspense fiction with a seasoning of cynical witMystery Scene
