The time is 1963. The locations are an English provincial town and London. Lewis Eliot agrees to help his old friend, the lawyer George Passant, with a murder trial. Two lesbians are charged with torturing and killing an eight-year-old boy. As the trial progresses, C.P. Snow brings alive all of the characters caught up in the tragedy.
Details
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons |
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| Format | Hardcover |
| No. of Pages | 483 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | Not Rated |
| Genre | Mystery |