"I meant to ask you to deal with the first part of the riddle – the one about Willas Gunderson. Remember the r

"I meant to ask you to deal with the first part of the riddle – the one about Willas Gunderson. Remember the riddle – we don't need to find him or talk to him, just read him. Here is what I think it means: I discovered that the poor fellow wrote and published a few horrendous books. Perhaps the answer is hidden in one of them? The very thought of digging through that parody of literature is disgusting. I'd very much appreciate – yes, appreciate – some help. Perhaps some book-lover in this city will have a volume or two of his 'work'?"