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- In Aiding and Abetting, the doyenne of literary satire has written a wickedly amusing and subversive novel around the true-crime case of one of England's most notorious uppercrust scoundrels and the "aiders and abetters" who kept him on the loose.
- About the Author: Muriel Spark is the author of twenty-one novels.
- 176 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Psychological
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About the Book
The doyenne of literary satire, bestselling author of "The Abbess of Crewe" and "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, " Muriel Spark spins a speculative yarn around the true-crime case of one of England's most notorious upper-crust scoundrels and the "aiders and abetters" who kept him on the loose.Book Synopsis
In Aiding and Abetting, the doyenne of literary satire has written a wickedly amusing and subversive novel around the true-crime case of one of England's most notorious uppercrust scoundrels and the "aiders and abetters" who kept him on the loose. When Lord Lucan walks into psychiatrist Hildegard Wolf's Paris office, there is one problem: she already has a patient who says he's Lucan, the fugitive murderer who bludgeoned his children's nanny in a botched attempt to kill his wife. As Dr. Wolf sets about deciding which of her patients, if either, is the real Lucan, she finds herself in a fierce battle of wills and an exciting chase across Europe. For someone is deceiving someone, and it may be the good doctor, who, despite her unorthodox therapeutic method (she talks mainly about her own life), has a sinister past, too.Exhibiting Muriel Spark's boundless imagination and biting wit, Aiding and Abetting is a brisk, clever, and deliciously entertaining tale by one of Britain's greatest living novelists.
Review Quotes
"Elegant and chilling. . . . A trickily plotted black comedy that reads at once as a morality play and a glittering entertainment." -The New York Times "Strangely gripping and gnomically illuminating. . . . Spark has produced one of the best of her sui-generis novels." -John Updike, The New Yorker "A killer, his double, a shrink and her lover are the core cast of madcap characters in this gleefully grisly novel. . . . Spark does a remarkable job of weaving wacky personalities and gruesome details into a fast-moving, subversive comedy. . . . This book will make you laugh out loud." -The Wall Street Journal
About the Author
Muriel Spark is the author of twenty-one novels. She lives in Tuscany, Italy.Dimensions (Overall): 8.12 Inches (H) x 5.14 Inches (W) x .47 Inches (D)
Weight: .42 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 176
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Psychological
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Author: Muriel Spark
Language: English
Street Date: March 12, 2002
TCIN: 91285681
UPC: 9780385720908
Item Number (DPCI): 247-06-6401
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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