Of course, sometimes unfinished books are ALREADY published at the time that the author dies. The classic example (no pun intended) is "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" by Charles Dickens. This was being published in monthly instalments in a magazine. 12 instalments were planned; only 6 had been published at the time of Dickens's death, and unfortunately he left no outline for the remainder of the book. Several people have written "endings" to the book.
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