In Raymond Chandler's favourite novel, Mr Bowling buys the
newspapers only to find out what the latest is on the murders he's
just committed... Mr Bowling is getting away with murder. On each
occasion he buys a newspaper to see whether anyone suspects him.
But there is a war on, and the clues he leaves are going unnoticed.
Which is a shame, because Mr Bowling is not a conventional serial
killer: he wants to get caught so that his torment can end. How
many more newspapers must he buy before the police finally catch up
with him? Donald Henderson was an actor and playwright who had also
written novels as D. H. Landels, but with little success. While
working for the BBC in London during the Second World War, his
fortunes finally changed with Mr Bowling Buys a Newspaper, a darkly
satirical portrayal of a murderer that was to be promoted
enthusiastically by Raymond Chandler as his favourite detective
novel. But even the author of The Big Sleep could not save it from
oblivion: it has remained out of print for more than 60 years. This
Detective Club classic is introduced by award-winning novelist
Martin Edwards, author of The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books,
who reveals new information about Henderson's often troubled life
and writing career.
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