Alibi for a Judge
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| Author | Henry Cecil |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy crime |
| Publisher | Michael Joseph |
Publication date | 1960 |
| Media type | |
Alibi for a Judge is a 1960 comedy crime novel by the British writer Henry Cecil.[1] After sentencing a man to serve ten years in prison, a worrisome judge becomes concerned that the alibi provided by his wife may in fact be true.
In 1965 it was adapted into a stage play of the same title by Cecil collaborating with two other authors, it appeared in the West End at the Savoy Theatre and ran for more than 300 performances.[2]
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Bibliography[]
- Kabatchnik, Amnon. Blood on the Stage, 1950-1975: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection. Scarecrow Press, 2011.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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- 1960 British novels
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