Murder at the Frankfurt Book Fair (also known as Dead Copy in the UK) is a satirical crime novel by Hubert Monteilhet, originally published in French as Mourir à Francfort ou le Malentendu in 1975.

Dominique Labattut-Largaud is a German literature professor at the Sorbonne who also writes pulp thrillers and historical adventures under assorted pen names.

Labattut-Largaud's book, titled Equivocations, becomes a runaway bestseller and wins a prestigious literary prize, which makes the unscrupulous publisher even happier.

Desperate to prevent her from causing a scandal, Labattut-Largaud begins a reluctant affair with Cecile, which culminates in a fatal confrontation at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

[1] The UK edition, titled Dead Copy: Murder at the Frankfurt Book Fair, was published the same year by TBS The Book Service Ltd.[2] The New York Times called it "a caper that has a sharp cutting edge", “terribly witty and lighthearted” and “altogether a superior piece of work: sophisticated, mad in its way, and full of all too recognizable types.”[3] The Times Literary Supplement called it "an entertaining thriller of intrigues set in the world of international publishing.