Agatha Christie's classic novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd has sparked great debate in the years since its publication in 1926, inspiring cultural critics from Roland Barthes to Umberto Eco to explore its unique construction: a murder mystery in which th
Written in the irreverent style that made How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read a critical and commercial success, Pierre Bayard takes readers on a trip around the world, giving us essential guidance on how to talk about all those fantastic places we'v
A playfully brilliant re-creation of one of the most-loved detective stories of all time; the companion book no Holmes fan should be without.Eliminate the impossible, Holmes said, and whatever is left must be the solution. But as Pierre Bayard finds in th
