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| Author | Henry Cecil |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy crime |
| Publisher | Chapman and Hall |
| Publication date | 1953 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Natural Causes is a 1953 comedy crime novel by the British writer Henry Cecil. It was his fourth novel. As with most of his work it combines Wodehousian humour with a potentially major crime theme.
Synopsis
After a senior judge rules against the megalomaniac owner of Clarion Newspapers, Alexander Bean, the angry tycoon seeks revenge against him. He recruits a shady figure to try and blackmail the judge. When the blackmailer ends up dead, suspicion falls on the judge as a potential murder.A subplot also sees him having to preside over a libel case over a disputed Test match selection.
References
- Reilly p.278
- Wood p.236
Bibliography
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
- White, Terry. Justice Denoted: The Legal Thriller in American, British, and Continental Courtroom Literature. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2003.
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