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'''''Death in High Heels''''' is a 1941 [[crime novel]] by the British author [[Christianna Brand]].<ref>Hoffman p.9</ref> Her debut novel, it featured |
'''''Death in High Heels''''' is a 1941 [[crime novel]] by the British author [[Christianna Brand]].<ref>Hoffman p.9</ref> Her debut novel, it featured Inspector Charlesworth, a young [[detective]] with [[Scotland Yard]], who is called in when a young woman is murdered at an upmarket [[dress shop]] in London's [[Bond Street]]. |
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The same year Brand published ''[[Heads You Lose (novel)|Heads You Lose]]'' |
The same year Brand published ''[[Heads You Lose (novel)|Heads You Lose]]'', the first novel featuring her best-known detective Inspector Cockrill, and she did not return to a solo sequel featuring Charlesworth until ''The Rose in Darkness'' in 1979. However, Charlesworth did make appearances in the Cockrill novels ''[[Death of Jezebel]]'' (1948) and ''[[London Particular]]'' (1952); additionally, the Mr Cecil character reappeared in the Cockrill novel ''[[Tour de Force (novel)|Tour de Force]]'' (1955) |
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==Adaptation== |
==Adaptation== |
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| Author | Christianna Brand |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | The Bodley Head |
Publication date | 1941 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Death in High Heels is a 1941 crime novel by the British author Christianna Brand.[1] Her debut novel, it featured Inspector Charlesworth, a young detective with Scotland Yard, who is called in when a young woman is murdered at an upmarket dress shop in London's Bond Street.
The same year Brand published Heads You Lose, the first novel featuring her best-known detective Inspector Cockrill, and she did not return to a solo sequel featuring Charlesworth until The Rose in Darkness in 1979. However, Charlesworth did make appearances in the Cockrill novels Death of Jezebel (1948) and London Particular (1952); additionally, the Mr Cecil character reappeared in the Cockrill novel Tour de Force (1955)
Adaptation
[edit]In 1947 it was made into a film of the same title starring Don Stannard, Elsa Tee and Veronica Rose. It was produced as a second feature at Marylebone Studios and distributed by Exclusive Films.[2]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Hoffman, Megan. Gender and Representation in British ‘Golden Age’ Crime Fiction. Springer, 2016.
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