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The Colour of Murder

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The Colour of Murder
First edition
AuthorJulian Symons
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime
PublisherCollins Crime Club
Publication date
1957
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages224
ISBN1464210896

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

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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

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  1. ^ Bargainnier, Earl F. Twelve Englishmen of Mystery. Popular Press, 1984. p. 209. ISBN 0879722495.
  2. ^ 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

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  • Walsdorf, John J. & Allen, Bonnie J. Julian Symons: A Bibliography. Oak Knoll Press, 1996.