The Critic

'The Critic' is a crime novel.
'The Critic's' is a book about a very manipulative person who sets out a doctrine that his detractors see as the annihilation of all artistic endeavour, whilst his supporters see it as the exact opposite.
The final section of the book is given over to the 'Critic's' appraisal of his own career and the way his ideas have had influenced modern society.