 First edition (US) | |
| Author | Edward Grierson |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | Chatto and Windus (UK) Doubleday (US) |
Publication date | 1962 |
| Media type | |
The Massingham Affair is a 1962 crime detective novel by the British writer Edward Grierson.[1] Grierson based on the story on a real-life case that took place in Edlingham. in the late nineteenth century.[2]
Synopsis
Many years before an elderly vicar and his daughter were the victims of a violent robbery. Two local men were arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime. Now, Justin Derry, working as a solicitor in the village decides to reopen the case and exonerate the accused, despite the hostility that ensues from the villagers.
TV adaptation
In 1964 it was made into a television series of the same title, broadcast on BBC Two. The cast included Lyndon Brook, Andrew Keir, Eileen Atkins and Renny Lister.[3]
References
Bibliography
- Baskin, Ellen. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
- 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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