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A Case to Answer

A Case to Answer
AuthorEdgar Lustgarten
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime
PublisherEyre & Spottiswoode
Publication date
1947
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

A Case to Answer is a 1947 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Lustgarten.[1] It was published in London by Eyre & Spottiswoode and in New York by Scribners under the alternative title One More Unfortunate.[2] It portrays the trial of a young man for murdering a Soho prostitute.[3]

Film adaptation

In 1951 it was adapted into the British film The Long Dark Hall. Produced by London Films, it starred Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer.[4]

References

  1. ^ Breen p.143
  2. ^ White p.256
  3. ^ Reilly p.973
  4. ^ Grant p.383

Bibliography

  • Breen, Jon L. Novel Verdicts: A Guide to Courtroom Fiction. Scarecrow Press, 1999.
  • Grant, John. A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir: The Essential Reference Guide. Rowman & Littlefield, 2023.
  • 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.

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