Jack Hitt: The Perfect Murder (USA 1992)

From the Publisher:
THE PROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER
Suppose you wanted to kill your unfaithful, wealthy wife. And you wanted to pin the blame on your best friend, the same one with whom shes having an affair. How would you know where to begin? Who could you possibly ask for advice? How about five masters of suspense writing -- indisputable professionals in the field? In The Perfect Murder, a quintet of murder experts offers fiendishly clever plans for the ideal crime. Their scenarios-from jellyfish in the Jacuzzi to a traditional Scottish dagger through the heart-all bristle with amusing ingenuity and promise not just a murder, but a perfect murder.

Jack Hitt: The Perfect Murder. Great Mystery Writers Create The Perfect Crime... Lawrence Block, Sarah Caudwell Tony Hillerman, Peter Lovesey, Donald E. Westlake. Harper Paperbacks, ISBN: 0061091154 (August, 1992), 243 p., $4.99.

Jack Hitt: The Perfect Murder (USA 1991)

From the Publisher:
HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER... Though Tim married his wife largely for her wealth, he is a proud man, and his discovery that she is having an affair with his best friend moves him to contemplate homicide. His deep-seated desire to stay out of jail precludes any but the most cunningly practical crime that will do in the philandering spouse and convince the authorities that his best friend did the deed, drawing all suspicion away from him. Yet the esthete in Tim craves a crime so flamboyantly original and intricate that it achieves the level of art. Clearly, Tim wants to commit the perfect murder and, clearly, he needs some professional advice.

In The Perfect Murder, five masters of suspense writing and, hence, indisputable professionals provide Jack Hitt with their fiendishly clever blueprints for the ideal crime. All built on the artfully diabolical premises that Hitt (playing the nefarious Tim) sets forth, their scenarios -- from exotic jellyfish to mass murder-are as diverse as their talents. All bristle with hilarious ingenuity, and all offer cogent commentary on the nature of mystery writing and on human nature itself.

Jack Hitt is a senior editor at Harper's magazine whose writing has appeared in Esquire and The Washington Monthly. He is currently compiling a dictionary of neologisms.

The Five Experts Who Plot The Perfect Murder
Lawrence Block is the author of many mystery novels including, most recently, A Dance at the Slaughterhouse.

Sarah Caudwell currently lives in London and is a frequent contributor to the New York Times. Her most recent novel is The Sirens Sang of Murder.

Tony Hillerman, winner of the Mystery Writers of America's Grandmaster Award, has written eleven suspense novels, among them the bestselling Coyote Waits, Talking God, and A Thief of Time.

Peter Lovesey's numerous crime novels include Wobble to Death and The False Inspector Dew. His most recent book is The Last Detective.

Donald E. Westlake has written many suspense novels, including the forthcoming book Humans. His screenplay for the film The Grifters was nominated for an Academy Award.

Jack Hitt: The Perfect Murder. Five Great Mystery Writers Create The Perfect Crime... Jack Hitt with Lawrence Block, Sarah Caudwell Tony Hillerman, Peter Lovesey, Donald E. Westlake. HarperCollins, ISBN: 0060163402 (July, 1991), 195 p., $18.95.