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The Long Echo

The Long Echo is a 1957 crime novel by the Irish-British writer Douglas Rutherford. It was published in London by the Collins Crime Club. The book was nominated for the Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year, losing out to The Colour of Murder by Julian Symons.

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The Long Echo
1959 paperback edition
AuthorDouglas Rutherford
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime
PublisherCollins Crime Club
Publication date
1957
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

The Long Echo is a 1957 crime novel by the Irish-British writer Douglas Rutherford. It was published in London by the Collins Crime Club.123 The book was nominated for the Crime Writers' Association's Gold Dagger for best crime novel of the year, losing out to The Colour of Murder by Julian Symons.

References

References

  1. Reilly p.1292-93
  2. The New York Times Book Review, Volume 1. Arno Press, 1958. P.20
  3. The Spectator, Volume 198, Part 2. F.C. Westley, 1957. p.454
Bibliography

Bibliography

  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.