In the Absence of Mrs. Petersen

In the Absence of Mrs. Petersen is a 1966 thriller novel by the British writer Nigel Balchin.[1] After the death of his wife, a writer is persuaded by a woman who resembles his wife to pose as her husband and travel with her to her home country of Yugoslavia to retrieve some of her family's wealth.[2]

In the Absence of Mrs. Petersen
First edition
AuthorNigel Balchin
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
PublisherCollins
Publication date
1966
Media typePrint

References edit

  1. ^ James p.143
  2. ^ "In the Absence of Mrs Petersen". The Nigel Balchin Website. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

Bibliography edit

  • Clive James. At the Pillars of Hercules. Pan Macmillan, 2013.