Equal Danger by Leonardo Sciascia
One of the most cherished memes of the postmodern mystery is the figure of the failed detective. European authors seem especially drawn to this intriguing character type, who shockingly embodies an almost total repudiation of the crime genre’s most basic covenant— namely a promise to solve mysteries and put perpetrators in jail.
We find failed detectives…
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