The Progress of a Crime

A Fireworks Night Mystery

Julian Symons, Martin Edwards

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British Library Publishing
10 September 2020

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime; Thriller & suspense

Series: British Library Crime Classics

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. 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.

Julian Symons' phenomenal 1960 novel is a searing drama of wrongful accusation, twisty police procedural and account of grim murder all rolled together. This edition also includes the resonant short story 'The Tigers of Subtopia'.

By: Julian Symons
Introduction by: Martin Edwards
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9780712353724
ISBN 10: 0712353720
Series: British Library Crime Classics
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 10 September 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Julian Symons (1912-1994) was a writer of British crime fiction from the 1950s until his death, publishing more than thirty novels. 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.