A literary enigma threatens a contested inheritance; a writer publishes a terribly realistic murder story; a novelist macabrely puts an end to the source of his writer’s block…
There is no better place to hide clues—or red herrings—than between the pages of a book. But in a world of resentful ghostwriters, indiscreet literary agents, and unscrupulous collectors, literary expertise is often merely a prelude to ruin.
Delitti in libreria presents an impeccable selection of British short stories, perfect for book lovers and armchair detectives, featuring celebrated literary sleuths such as Nigel Strangeways and Philip Trent.
But readers are warned: in fiction, as in life, the most compelling plots are those that conceal the deadliest traps…
16 STORIES UNPUBLISHED IN ITALY FEATURING BOOKS, LIBRARIES, BOOKSHOPS AND WRITERS, BY SOME OF THE FINEST BRITISH MYSTERY AUTHORS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: EDMUND CRISPIN, A. A. MILNE, GLADYS MITCHELL, PHILIP MACDONALD, NICHOLAS BLAKE AND MANY MORE.
