''Time Right Deadly'' is a 1956
thriller novel
Thriller is a genre of fiction, having numerous, often overlapping subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. Su ...
by the British writer
Sarah Gainham. Her debut novel, it was shortlisted for the
Gold Dagger Award
The Gold Dagger is an award given annually by the Crime Writers' Association of the United Kingdom since 1960 for the best crime novel of the year.
From 1955 to 1959, the organization named their top honor as the Crossed Red Herring Award. From ...
, losing out to
Edward Grierson
Edward Grierson (9 March 1914 - 24 May 1975) was a Northumberland barrister and a writer of crime novels. His debut crime novel is the outstanding ''Reputation for a Song'', a classic inverted detective story. Grierson also wrote five novels, six ...
's ''
The Second Man
''The Second Man'' is a 1956 crime novel by the British writer Edward Grierson. It won the Gold Dagger award of the Crime Writers' Association.
Synopsis
A new female barrister Marion Kerrison defends a man accused of murdering his aunt to get h ...
''. Like many of her novels it takes place in
post-war
In Western usage, the phrase post-war era (or postwar era) usually refers to the time since the end of World War II. More broadly, a post-war period (or postwar period) is the interval immediately following the end of a war. A post-war period c ...
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
, where she lived.
[Burton p.171]
References
Bibliography
* Burton, Alan. ''Historical Dictionary of British Spy Fiction''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2016.
* Hicken, Mandy & Prytherch, Raymond John. ''Now Read on: A Guide to Contemporary Popular Fiction''. Scolar Press, 1994.
* Reilly, John M. ''Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers''. Springer, 2015.
1956 British novels
Novels by Sarah Gainham
British thriller novels
Novels set in Austria
Arthur Barker Limited books
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