A very strange recounting of the life of an actor, told in strange flashbacks. The crime is revealed at the end, never fear.
Words I Had To Look Up:
crapen neck (pg. 30) -- Does not seem to be a "real" word. Is crapelike at dictionary.com. steep hills serving as the only redan against the proles of the Valley (pg. 69) -- A v-shaped projection from a fortification.