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Malice Aforethought (1931) by Francis Iles (a pseudonym for Anthony Berkeley Cox) was a top tip from GoodReads friend Mark - a reader with impeccable taste. Despite featuring murder, Malice Aforethought is much more of a character study than a mystery. It is surprisingly suspenseful too and was a sensation when it was published.
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Apr 9, 2012 · A pioneer of psychological suspense fiction with a seasoning of cynical wit― MYSTERY SCENE Psychologically convincing and beautifully paced, with a nifty twist at the last minute― THE BOOKSELLER Top 10 Crime Novels to Read Before you Die This classic crime novel, with its focus on the mindset of a murderer, set the genre in a new direction― PUBLISHERS WEEKLY In MALICE AFORETHOUGHT ...
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Sep 12, 2018 · With Malice Aforethought, Francis Iles produced not just a darkly comic narrative of psychological suspense but also a landmark in crime fiction: for the first time, the murderer's identity was revealed at the start of the tale. Hailed as a tour de force by the British press of its day, the book retains its shock value and stands at #16 in the Crime Writers' Association ranking of the Top 100 ...
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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― GUARDIAN A pioneer of psychological suspense fiction with a seasoning of cynical wit― MYSTERY SCENE In MALICE AFORETHOUGHT Francis Iles created the modern crime novel― Peter Lovesey One of crime fiction's greatest ...
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Look up aforethought in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Malice aforethought is the "premeditation" or "predetermination" (with malice) required as an element of some crimes in some jurisdictions and a unique element for first-degree or aggravated murder in a few. [1] Insofar as the term is still in use, it has a technical meaning that has ...
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Jan 24, 2019 · 336 pages. 9781509889365. 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 ...
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Apr 7, 2005 · Malice Aforethought. Paperback – 7 April 2005. by Francis Iles (Author) 4.3 688 ratings. See all formats and editions. A classic crime masterpiece - and major TV adaptation. On a balmy summer's day in 1930 the great and the good of the county are out in force for the annual, much-anticipated tennis party at the Bickleighs, although not ...
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