The Little Walls
Encyclopedia
The Little Walls is a crime novel by Winston Graham
. It won the very first Gold Dagger
, then called Crossed Red Herring Award, awarded by the Crime Writers' Association
in 1955. The authorized abridgement was published in USA in 1955 as Bridge to Vengeance.
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Winston Graham
Winston Mawdsley Graham OBE was an English novelist, best known for the The Poldark Novel series of historical fiction.-Biography:...
. It won the very first Gold Dagger
Gold Dagger
The Gold Dagger Award was an award given annually by the Crime Writers' Association for the best crime novel of the year.For its first five years, the organization's top honor was known as the Crossed Red Herring Award....
, then called Crossed Red Herring Award, awarded by the Crime Writers' Association
Crime Writers' Association
The Crime Writers Association is a writers' association in the United Kingdom. Founded by John Creasey in 1953, it is currently chaired by Peter James and claims 450+ members....
in 1955. The authorized abridgement was published in USA in 1955 as Bridge to Vengeance.
Plot introduction
The novel tells the story of Phillip Turner who refuses to believe that his brother’s death was suicide. He sets out to find out how his brother Grevil, an eminent archaeologist, came to be found dead in an Amsterdam canal. The official investigation is led by Inspector J.J. TholenJ.J. Tholen
Inspector J.J. Tholen is a fictional police detective of the 1950s Amsterdam Police, appearing in Winston Graham's thriller The Little Walls where he is in charge of investigating the mysterious death of the main protagonist's brother....
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Publication history
- 1955, UK, London, Hodder and Stoughton, OCLC: 59014574, Hardback
- 1955, USA, Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, OCLC: 1684192, Hardback
- 1955, USA, New York, Mercury Press, OCLC: 190864334, Authorized abridgement as Bridge to Vengeance