Ezra Pound (1885-1972) was one of the most influential poets of the 20th century and perhaps the key figure in defining and promoting Anglo-American poetic modernism. The Cantos – an epic poem written over 50 years – is his major poetic work.Olga Rudge (1895-1996) was a concert violinist and long-time companion of Ezra Pound.Mark Byron is Associate Professor in English Literature and an Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the University of Sydney, Australia. His publications include Ezra Pound's Eriugena (Bloomsbury, 2014).Sophia Barnes is Adjunct Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Sydney, Australia.

• List of FiguresForewordAcknowledgmentsPart I: The EditionIntroduction: “Brilliant Detective cut off…”: The Blue Spill as an Incomplete MurderTextual Essay: "Too Much Attention to Detail...": The Composition of The Blue SpillReading Text: The Blue SpillPart II: EssaysA Golden-Age Clue-Puzzle: The Blue Spill and Detective FictionOlga Rudge and Ezra Pound: A Career in Artistic CollaborationBibliographyIndex