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The Belting Inheritance

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Belting Inheritance
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Julian Symons
Introduction by Martin Edwards
SeriesBritish Library Crime Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 190,Width 130
Category/GenreClassic crime
ISBN/Barcode 9780712352321
ClassificationsDewey:823.912
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher British Library Publishing
Imprint British Library Publishing
Publication Date 10 September 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Lady Wainwright presides over the gothic gloom at Belting, in mourning for her two sons lost in the Second World War. Long afterwards a stranger arrives at Belting, claiming to be the missing David Wainwright - who was not killed after all, but held captive for years in a Russian prison camp. With Lady Wainwright's health fading, her inheritance is at stake, and the family is torn apart by doubts over its mysterious long-lost son. Belting is shadowed by suspicion and intrigue - and then the first body is found. This atmospheric novel of family secrets, first published in 1964, is by a winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger.

Author Biography

Julian Symons (1912-1994) was a notable writer of British crime fiction from the 1950s until his death, publishing more than thirty novels in total. He served as President of the prestigious Detection Club, won two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America, and is well known as the author of Bloody Murder, a classic history of crime fiction.

Reviews

Cleverly told ... brilliant character work and plotting up to the usual Symons standard. - Observer