The Man Who Knew Too Much (Xist Classics)
What Would You Do If You Knew Too Much?“We’re all really dependent in nearly everything, and we all make a fuss about being independent in something.” - G.K. Chesterton, The Man Who Knew Too MuchHorne Fisher is the man who knows too much: he has many well-positioned friends who can’t be touched...
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What Would You Do If You Knew Too Much?“We’re all really dependent in nearly everything, and we all make a fuss about being independent in something.” - G.K. Chesterton, The Man Who Knew Too MuchHorne Fisher is the man who knows too much: he has many well-positioned friends who can’t be touched and knows many things about the British political and social schemes. Using his extensive knowledge, he manages to solve many crimes only to realize that the real criminals can’t or won’t be caught. Xist Publishing is a digital-first publisher. Xist Publishing creates books for the touchscreen generation and is dedicated to helping everyone develop a lifetime love of reading, no matter what form it takes Get your next Xist Classic title for Kindle here: http://amzn.to/1A7cKKl Find all our our books for Kindle here: http://amzn.to/1PooxLl Sign up for the Xist Publishing Newsletter here. Find more great titles on our website.
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Format: Kindle Edition
ISBN:
9781681951560
ASIN: B013Z83HGC
Publish date: 2015-08-16
Publisher: Xist Classics
Pages no: 176
Edition language: English
bookshelves: winter-20102011, mystery-thriller, published-1922 Read on December 10, 2010 No to self - is this the basis for the Hitchcock film?
G.K. Chesterton is an author who simply must be read by anyone fascinated by quality detective literature. Or literature in general for that matter. His insights into human nature, particular regarding morality, psychology and the soul or heart are profound. At the same time the mixture of wit, sarc...
This book was the best kind of surprise. I was expecting a much more straightforward detective novel, so I was initially thrown by the format and tone. But once I adjusted my expectations I had a great time!The stories themselves are uneven in quality and start to feel formulaic after you've been th...
Mixed feelings. On one hand, Chesterton's prose is often lovely (this is the first I've read from him) and a few of the mysteries are quite engaging. On the other hand, his detective character, Fisher, wasn't engaging for me, and I got tired of the collection's gimmick quickly: murders are intention...
He knows what's going on. It's lighthearted and serious at the same time.
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