A Crime of One's Own is a 1967 crime novel by the British writer Edward Grierson.[1]

A Crime of One's Own
First edition
AuthorEdward Grierson
Cover artistIonicus
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime
PublisherChatto and Windus
Publication date
1967
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

Synopsis

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The owner of a bookshop in provincial England with a fertile imagination. He becomes convinced that one of his customers is operating as part of an enemy spy ring. He follows her home, but when she is founded murdered with a paper knife from his office, he is arrested and put on trial for the crime.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Reilly p.70
  2. ^ White p.172

Bibliography

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  • 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.