Before the Fact: a novel of murder
by Francis Iles
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good minus/Without dust jacket
- Seller
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Newmarket, New Hampshire, United States
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Synopsis
Before the Fact is a novel by Anthony Berkeley writing under the pen name "Francis Iles". Iles' novel is experimental in that it is not a whodunit: It does not take long to determine the identity of the villain and his motives. According to Colin Dexter, Before the Fact is a "crime novel" rather than a "detective novel", with Iles being "the father of the psychological suspense novel as we know it today" for his authorship of Malice Aforethought (1931) and Before the Fact (1932).
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- Bookseller
- Avenue Victor Hugo Books LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60320
- Title
- Before the Fact: a novel of murder
- Author
- Francis Iles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good minus
- Jacket Condition
- Without dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday Doran: NY
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- Fiction, mystery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction, Mystery;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Avenue Victor Hugo Books LLC
About Avenue Victor Hugo Books LLC
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