This work is a fascinating blend of literary interpretation in narrational form. Within the framework of a fiction a critical study takes shape that is basedon solid up to to date research (ninety-six entries appear in list of works cited) and will be of value to both serious Faulkner scholars and general academic readers alike, particularly those interested in mystery and detective fiction, southern literature, the works of Poe and, of course, the Yoknapatawpha novels.