← Back to discovery

Mortal consequences

Julian Symons

1972254 pagesabout 4–6 hours
1972
first published
  • 1972Faber and Faber · 254 pages · ENGISBN 9780571094653
  • 1972Harper & Row · 269 pages · ENGISBN 9780060141875
  • 1974Penguin Books, 1975, c1972. · 270 pages · ENGISBN 9780140037944
  • 1992Papermac · 296 pages · ENGISBN 9780333570494
  • 1994Pan Bks. · 365 pages · ENGISBN 9780330333030
  • 1993Mysterious Press · 349 pages · ENGISBN 9780892964963
  • 1973Schocken Books · 290 pagesISBN 9780805204049
  • —Harper RowISBN 9780601418756
MysteriousTenseStandard readModern History

Traces the evolution of crime fiction from Poe's earliest detective stories and Collins' mysterious thrillers.

How it feels

AtmosphereNoir

How it reads

Plot intensityEventful
ComplexityLayered

When and where

ThemesJustice
How do you feel?

More in Mysterious