Reputation for a Song is a 1952 crime novel by the British writer Edward Grierson.[1] It is an inverted detective story, breaking with many of the traditions of the established Golden Age of Detective Fiction.[2] A young man is placed on trial accused of murdering his father. Its conclusion rests on interpretations of the presumption of innocence.
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| Author | Edward Grierson |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | Chatto and Windus |
Publication date | 1952 |
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Film adaptation edit
In 1970 it was adapted into the film My Lover, My Son directed by John Newland and starring Romy Schneider, Dennis Waterman and Patricia Brake.[3]
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Bibliography edit
- Enser, A.G.S. Filmed Books and Plays: A List of Books and Plays from which Films Have Been Made, 1928-1974, Volume 1. Simon & Schuster, 1975.
- Hilfer, Tony. The Crime Novel: A Deviant Genre. University of Texas Press, 2014.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
- White, Terry. Justice Denoted: The Legal Thriller in American, British, and Continental Courtroom Literature. Praeger, 2003.
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