The Wicked Flee
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| Author | Anne Hocking |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Chief Inspector William Austen |
| Genre | Mystery crime |
| Publisher | Geoffrey Bles |
Publication date | 1940 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Preceded by | Old Mrs. Fitzgerald |
| Followed by | Miss Milverton |
The Wicked Flee is a 1940 mystery crime novel by the British writer Anne Hocking.[1] It was the second novel in a long-running series featuring her detective character Chief Inspector William Austen of Scotland Yard.[2]
Adaptation
[edit]In 1957 it was adapted into the British film The Surgeon's Knife directed by Gordon Parry and starring Donald Houston, Adrienne Corri and Lyndon Brook.[3]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Hubin, Allen J. 1981-1985 Supplement to Crime Fiction, 1749-1980. Garland Pub., 1988.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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