The Lenient Beast

‘A mass-murderer is eliminated in a fitting manner and so nicely calculated are the narrative surprises that not another word should be said concerning the plot …’ – Anthony Boucher, The New York Times Book Review

Logical add-on to the old phrase about a busybody never resting. Fred Brown's Lenient Beast is a five-part narrative telling of the perfect crime. The killer is driven not out of lust, greed or any of the usual sobs, rather 'cause he cares so much for all of us. First published 1956.