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THE PROGRESS OF A CRIME: A FIREWORKS NIGHT MYSTERY
By: Julian Symons
British Library Crime Classics #83
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March 2021
On Sale: March 2, 2021
288 pages
ISBN: 1728219914
EAN: 9781728219912
Kindle: B08HR3KBZN
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‘…has the cool, accurate vision of the best documentary.’ – Evening Standard
The murder, a brutal stabbing, definitely took place on Guy Fawkes Night.
It was definitely by the bonfire on the village green. There were definitely a number of witnesses to a row between a group of Teddy Boys. And yet, was it definitely clear to anybody exactly what they had seen? In the writhing, violent shadows, it seems as if the truth may have gone up in smoke.
Based on a real case and exhibiting characteristically thorough research and skilful plotting, Julian Symons’ phenomenal 1960 novel is a searing drama of wrongful accusation, gripping policework and a sharp portrait of small-town tensions. This edition also includes the short story ‘The Tigers of Subtopia’.
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