Hell Is a City is a 1954 crime novel by the British writer Maurice Procter.[1] It was the first in a series featuring Chief Inspector Harry Martineau, set in the Northern industrial city of Granchester. It takes the form of a police procedural, and marked a transition away from the traditional Golden Age detective novel.[2] Published by Hutchinson, it was released in the United States by Harper the same year under the alternative title Somewhere in This City.[3]
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| Author | Maurice Procter |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Harry Martineau |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | Hutchinson (UK) Harper (US) |
Publication date | 1954 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| Followed by | The Midnight Plumber |
Film version
In 1960 the novel was adapted into a British film of the same title directed by Val Guest and starring Stanley Baker, John Crawford and Donald Pleasence.[4]
References
Bibliography
- Dove, George N. The Police Procedural. Popular Press, 1982.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Herbert, Rosemary. Whodunit?: A Who's Who in Crime & Mystery Writing. Oxford University Press, 2003.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
- Vicarel, Jo Ann. A Reader's Guide to the Police Procedural. G.K. Hall, 1995.