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We Know You're Busy Writing…

4 Ratings

3.8

Series

22 of 48

Duration
0H 41min
Language
English
Format
Category

Fiction

A short story from British Library Crime Classic collection Murder by the Book. A struggling writer battles constant interruptions during his day, until a final visit from unexpected guests pushes him to his breaking point. A tongue-in-cheek nod to Edmund Crispin’s own troubles as a writer, this short story is both an ironic commentary on what it means to ‘work for yourself’ and arguably one of Crispin’s most personal pieces of crime fiction.

© 2022 Soundings (Audiobook): 9781407999166

Release date

Audiobook: 1 March 2022

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