Reader, I Murdered Him Podcast Book Club discussion

Welcome to our discussion of Malice Aforethought by Francis Iles! Below are some questions to get the discussion started, but feel free to bring up any topics you’d like to discuss.

1. Do you think Edmund was planning to kill his wife even before he met Madeleine Cranemere?

2. If Edmund had killed his wife and not gone on to attempt to murder Madeleine, Crawford, and Denny Bourne, do you think he ever would have been found out?

3. There are three primary women in Edmund’s life (Julia, Madeleine, and Ivy). Do you think Edmund really loved any of them?

4. Malice Aforethought is loosely based on the real life crimes of Herbert Armstrong. How do you feel about fiction authors taking inspiration from real life crimes?

5. Comparing this book to contemporary crime novels, do you think it deserves its place as one of the top 100 crime novels?