The Beast Must Die

From his idyllic country cottage in the Cotswolds, a detective fiction writer plots the perfect murder - a murder that he himself will commit.
Under his pen name of Felix Lane, he enjoys considerable success - along with a satisfying contractual right to complete anonymity. But in real life, Frank Cairnes is bowed by the weight of a harrowing personal tragedy. For that alone, the crime must be total. The revenge must be complete...