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A London detective investigates after a fictional character seems to come to life to harass his creator in this classic British mystery.

Richard Eliot began writing crime novels to fund his son's education. The protagonist, known as "the Spider," started off as a notorious criminal and later transformed into a private investigator. Now, after thirty-eight entries in the series, Eliot is considering putting the Spider to bed.

Someone else, however, has a different idea. At first, Eliot's man...