According to the Evidence
According to the Evidence is a 1954 comedy crime novel by the British writer Henry Cecil.[1] An ex-army officer and a former criminal join forces to make sure that the man who killed a murderer is acquitted of murder himself.
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| Author | Henry Cecil |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy crime |
| Publisher | Chapman and Hall |
Publication date | 1954 |
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In 1967, it was adapted into a successful play of the same title by Cecil, Felicity Douglas and Basil Dawson, who had previously co-written another hit adaptation of his novel Alibi for a Judge. This ran for 260 performances at the Savoy Theatre in London's West End.[2] The cast included Douglas Wilmer, Muriel Pavlow, Naunton Wayne and Richard Warner.
References
- Reilly p.278
- Kabatchnik p.364
Bibliography
- Kabatchnik, Amnon. Blood on the Stage, 1950-1975: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection. Scarecrow Press, 2011.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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