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1978 thriller novel by Lionel Davidson

The Chelsea Murders
First edition
AuthorLionel Davidson
Cover artistD.G. Rossetti
"The Blessed Damozel", 1878
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller
PublisherJonathan Cape
Publication date1978
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages237 pp
ISBN0-14-005136-8
OCLC59018354

The Chelsea Murders (known in the USA as Murder Games) is a 1978 thriller novel by Lionel Davidson. The book won the Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger Award.

Plot summary

Someone is killing residents of the hip bohemian London neighborhood of Chelsea, home to literary giants of the past like Virginia Woolf. What thread connects them in someone's mad mind? The only clue is a fragment of film, which accidentally caught images of the murderer, dressed in an outlandish costume and mask.

Television adaptation

An adaptation of the novel was broadcast in 1981, directed by Derek Bennett as a Television film and was released on DVD in March 2010.

References

  1. "Lionel Davidson". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. DVD Review: Armchair Thriller – Set 2
Gold Dagger Award
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The TV series was re- shown on Talking Pictures Channel on 01/07/2021 (3 episodes).


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