Malice Aforethought

Name: Malice Aforethought
Author: Anthony Berkeley

by Anthony Berkeley

Doctor murders wife for inheritance in psychologically dark tale

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Anthony Berkeley

Anthony Berkeley was a leading figure in the Detection Club and Golden Age mystery fiction, writing clever, self-reflexive detective novels that questioned the genre's conventions. As Francis Iles, he wrote psychological crime novels including Malice Aforethought that anticipated the modern thriller. He is credited with founding the Detection Club alongside Agatha Christie.

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