The Belting Inheritance
Will be published approx. on 10. September 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-7123-5232-1 (ISBN)
Description
Lady Wainwright presides over the gothic gloom at Belting, in mourning for her two sons lost in the Second World War. Long afterwards a stranger arrives at Belting, claiming to be the missing David Wainwright - who was not killed after all, but held captive for years in a Russian prison camp. With Lady Wainwright's health fading, her inheritance is at stake, and the family is torn apart by doubts over its mysterious long-lost son. Belting is shadowed by suspicion and intrigue - and then the first body is found.
This atmospheric novel of family secrets, first published in 1964, is by a winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger.
This atmospheric novel of family secrets, first published in 1964, is by a winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger.
Reviews / Votes
Cleverly told ... brilliant character work and plotting up to the usual Symons standard. - ObserverMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 190 mm
Width: 130 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7123-5232-1 (9780712352321)
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Persons
Julian Symons (1912-1994) was a notable writer of British crime fiction from the 1950s until his death, publishing more than thirty novels in total. He served as President of the prestigious Detection Club, won two Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America, and is well known as the author of Bloody Murder, a classic history of crime fiction.