A Crime of One's Own
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Author | Edward Grierson |
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Cover artist | Ionicus |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Crime |
Publisher | Chatto and Windus |
Publication date | 1967 |
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A Crime of One's Own is a 1967 crime novel by the British writer Edward Grierson.[1]
Synopsis[]
The owner of a bookshop in provincial England with a fertile imagination. He becomes convinced that one of his customers is operating as part of an enemy spy ring. He follows her home, but when she is founded murdered with a paper knife from his office, he is arrested and put on trial for the crime.[2]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
- White, Terry. Justice Denoted: The Legal Thriller in American, British, and Continental Courtroom Literature. Praeger, 2003.
Categories:
- 1967 British novels
- Novels by Edward Grierson
- British crime novels
- Chatto & Windus books
- Novels set in England
- 1960s novel stubs