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I was expecting a mystery but on reading the first page, I shelved it under Crime because we know from the first chapter who dunnit. The story is told through Dr Bickleigh's point of view, and in the first paragraph we are told he plans to murder his wife. From there we go back to the why, and then forward to the how.
Dr Bickleigh is a thoroughly unpleasant character, (well, he is a murderer), and his victims don't come across as much better. I found this one a darkly funny and very compelling re ...more
Dr Bickleigh is a thoroughly unpleasant character, (well, he is a murderer), and his victims don't come across as much better. I found this one a darkly funny and very compelling re ...more
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