Embedded within the structure of a crime novel, we find a kind of autofiction, a memoir by the protagonist-author, a retelling of his life, the origin story of a writer; he could be any writer but happens to bear a close resemblance to the author whose name appears on the cover of the book you are reading. However, and perhaps most important, this “fictional” memoir by a fictional writer is a real form of homage to Bernard de Fallois, the guide, mentor, and close friend of Joël Dicker, author.
