The Private Wound is a 1968 mystery thriller novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pen name of Nicholas Blake.[1] It was one of four stand-alone novels he wrote alongside the Nigel Strangeways detective novels.[2] The title is taken from a line in William Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona.[3] It was a runner-up for the Gold Dagger Award of the British Crime Writers' Association.
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Cecil Day-Lewis |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 1968 |
| Media type | |
Synopsis edit
Near the small Irish town of Charlottesville, the body of the free-spirited Harriet Leeson is found in a river. Her husband and lover both set out to seek the murderer.
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Bargainnier, Earl F. Twelve Englishmen of Mystery. Popular Press, 1984.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
- Stanford, Peter. C Day-Lewis: A Life. A&C Black, 2007.
 | This article about a thriller novel of the 1960s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. See guidelines for writing about novels. Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page. |