The Awdrey-Gore Legacy / What the Murderer Failed to Realize
Edward Gorey
San Francisco: Pomegranate
2010
English
Special Collections and University Archives
This sample page from The Awdrey-Gore Legacy pokes fun at the mystery genre’s “reveal” of the mistakes of the murderer which allowed the detective to solve the crime. Gorey owned a full library of mystery novels and enjoyed spoofing the genre he adored.