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The Narrowing Circle (novel)

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The Narrowing Circle
First US edition
AuthorJulian Symons
LanguageEnglish
GenreMystery
PublisherGollancz (UK)
Harper & Brothers (US)
Publication date
1954
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

The Narrowing Circle is a 1954 mystery crime novel by the British writer Julian Symons. The title refers to the "narrowing circle" the investigating policemen throw around the most likely suspect.

Synopsis

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An ambitious young man working for a magazine expects promotion, but is passed over for one of his colleagues. When, within twenty four hours the colleague turns up dead, he becomes the prime suspect for the murder.

Film adaptation

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In 1956 it was made into a British film of the same title directed by Charles Saunders and starring Paul Carpenter, Hazel Court and Russell Napier.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Goble p.451

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
  • Walsdorf, John J. & Allen, Bonnie J. Julian Symons: A Bibliography. Oak Knoll Press, 1996.