The Colour of Murder
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Author | Julian Symons |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Crime |
Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 1957 |
Media type | |
Pages | 224 |
ISBN | 1464210896 |
The Colour of Murder is a 1957 crime novel by the British writer Julian Symons.[1] It was awarded the Gold Dagger of the Crime Writers' Association for that year.[2] It was republished by British Library Publishing in 2018 along with another Symons novel The Belting Inheritance.
Plot[]
Unhappily married John Wilkins meets Sheila, an attractive young librarian. He fantasises about killing his wife, so he can leave her and start a new life with Sheila.
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Walsdorf, John J. & Allen, Bonnie J. Julian Symons: A Bibliography. Oak Knoll Press, 1996.
Categories:
- 1957 British novels
- Novels by Julian Symons
- British crime novels
- British mystery novels
- Collins Crime Club books
- Novels set in England
- 1950s novel stubs