The Paper Chase (Symons novel)
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Julian Symons |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club (UK) Harper & Brothers (US) |
Publication date | 1956 |
| Media type | |
The Paper Chase is a 1956 mystery crime novel by the British writer Julian Symons.[1] It was published in America the following year by Harper & Brothers under the alternative title of Bogue's Fortune.[2] It was reviewed by fellow writers Milward Kennedy in The Guardian and Philip John Stead in the Times Literary Supplement.
Synopsis[]
A crime writer looking for new material for his second novel, decides to set it in a progressive school and gets a job in one to help his research. Before long a murder takes place and he is drawn into an investigation about an alleged stash of treasure hidden by the school's previous headmaster, the mysterious Johnny Bogue who died in a plane crash more than a decade earlier.
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Bargainnier, Earl F. Twelve Englishmen of Mystery. Popular Press, 1984.
- Walsdorf, John J. & Allen, Bonnie J. Julian Symons: A Bibliography. Oak Knoll Press, 1996.
- Watson, George & Willison, Ian R. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, Volume 4. CUP, 1972.
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