No Friend of Thine

"Irving's writing reveals the twists and turns of the courts of law and the dark byways of the human heart."
—Barry Maine, Professor of English, Wake Forest University

Antiquities dealer Micah Hornblower acquires a rare copy of a sixteenth century play that may have been signed by the author—William Shakespeare. The evidence indicates that the signature is a phony, but a frightening demand for the book sends Hornblower to Joth Proctor for advice. Shortly after Hornblower persuades Joth to saf...