Edgar Allan Who—?
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
When a murder mystery begins to mirror the darkly imaginative works of a long-dead literary giant, the line between fiction and reality dissolves with chilling precision — this is the unsettling premise of Edgar Allan Who—? by Peter Van Greenaway, a sharp and cerebral crime thriller set against a backdrop of literary obsession and calculated deception. The novel follows an investigation that spirals into a labyrinth of clues, suspects, and riddles, all seemingly orchestrated by a killer with a flair for the macabre and an intimate knowledge of Poe's most haunting tales. Van Greenaway was a British crime writer celebrated for his sophisticated plotting and wry, intellectual wit — qualities that are on full display here as he constructs a narrative that is as much a meditation on authorship and influence as it is a detective story. The novel playfully interrogates the power of literary legacy, asking whether great art can inspire not only brilliance but also madness, and in doing so it leaves the reader questioning where homage ends and obsession begins.
Author: Peter Van Greenaway
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, Victor Gollancz Ltd
Genre: Crime fiction
Edition: First ed.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
When a murder mystery begins to mirror the darkly imaginative works of a long-dead literary giant, the line between fiction and reality dissolves with chilling precision — this is the unsettling premise of Edgar Allan Who—? by Peter Van Greenaway, a sharp and cerebral crime thriller set against a backdrop of literary obsession and calculated deception. The novel follows an investigation that spirals into a labyrinth of clues, suspects, and riddles, all seemingly orchestrated by a killer with a flair for the macabre and an intimate knowledge of Poe's most haunting tales. Van Greenaway was a British crime writer celebrated for his sophisticated plotting and wry, intellectual wit — qualities that are on full display here as he constructs a narrative that is as much a meditation on authorship and influence as it is a detective story. The novel playfully interrogates the power of literary legacy, asking whether great art can inspire not only brilliance but also madness, and in doing so it leaves the reader questioning where homage ends and obsession begins.