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|title=The Crime of Julian Wells

|sort=Crime of Julian Wells

|publisher=Head of Zeus

|date=October 2012

|summary=A novel that proves an author doesn't need to invoke laughs in order to elicit curiosity and intrigue in this tale of a man attempting to uncover his friend's reason for suicide. It meanders rather than canters through the twists and turns providing time to appreciate its strong and compelling hold.

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American travel writer Julian Wells walks out of the house he shares with his sister, wanders down to the garden lake, rows himself out to the centre and slits his wrists. He dies alone as he silently watches his life drip into the water. Devastated, his friend and frequent travel companion Philip Anders, tries to come to terms with the loss the only way he can: by attempting to understand. Julian dedicated a book to Philip, mentioning a 'crime' that Philip had witnessed. Philip had always thought it to be a flip reference to his comment from years before that it would be a crime for Julian to waste time writing a certain piece, but, in the light of tragic events, is this actually the case? Is there a crime in the author's past? As Philip retraces the essence of Julian through his words, the places they visited and people they encountered he slowly uncovers secrets and a dangerous obsession.