''Mad with Much Heart'' is a 1945

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thriller novel by English writer Gerald Butler. It was his fourth novel, and second most popular, after '' Kiss the Blood Off My Hands'' (1940). The book is written in the noir style popular at the time. The first British hardcover edition was published by Jarrolds Publishing on 28 June 1945. The American hardcover edition was published by

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on 22 August 1946.

Film adaptation

In 1950 (released 1951) it was adapted into a film version ''

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'' released by

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studio

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. Directed by

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it starred

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and

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.Goble p.65 The adaptation shifted the setting from England to America.

Publication history

* 28 June 1945 Jarrolds Publishing, UK, first hardcover edition * 1945 The Anchor Press, UK, paperback edition * 22 August 1946

, US, hardcover edition * 1947 Éditions Universitaires, France, hardcover edition under the title ''Le cœur et l'esprit'', translated by Henri Richard (part of the ''Univers'' series, catalog 14) * May 1952 Lion Books, US, paperback edition under the title ''The Lurking Man (Mad With Much Heart)'' (catalog 81) * 1957

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, Germany, paperback edition * 1959

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, Finland, hardcover edition under the title ''Yöstä aamun kynnykselle'', translated by Eero Ahmavaara

References

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Hubin, Allen J. ''1981-1985 Supplement to Crime Fiction, 1749-1980''. Garland Pub., 1988. * Johnson, Kevin. ''The Dark Page II''. Oak Knoll Press, 2009. * Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015. 1945 British novels British crime novels British novels adapted into films British thriller novels Jarrold Publishing books Novels by Gerald Butler Rinehart & Company books {{1940s-crime-novel-stub