The Colour of Murder
 First edition | |
| Author | Julian Symons |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Bargainnier, Earl F. Twelve Englishmen of Mystery. Popular Press, 1984. p. 209. ISBN 0879722495.
- ^ Winks, Robin W. & Corrigan, Maureen. Mystery and Suspense Writers: The Literature of Crime, Detection, and Espionage, Volume 2. Charles Scribner's, 1998. p. 902. ISBN 0684805197.
Bibliography
[edit]- Walsdorf, John J. & Allen, Bonnie J. Julian Symons: A Bibliography. Oak Knoll Press, 1996.
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