One More Unfortunate (Dell Great Mystery Library #23)

by Edgar Lustgarten

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: B00EX0Q2SC
• Release Date: January 1959
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Co.
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Interesting Little Crime Novel / British Courtroom Drama

This book is sometimes listed with the subtitle: "The Strange Trial of Arthur Groome". It is an appropriate subtitle as the vast majority of the text focuses on the trial of the accused. The crime concerned is the brutal slashing-dismemberment murder of a Soho (London) prostitute. The man accused is a respectable professional with a wife and family: Arthur Groome. The trial proceeds and winds its way through the British courts circa 1947. I found it a real "page-turner" with the climax being the verdict. The author, Edgar Lustgarten, carefully balances the prosecution and the defense and the final verdict is very much in question until the end. It is an easy read with rich character description: "She was fatter than ever, and the bags under her eyes hung like some horrible decaying fruit." An interesting little book if you're interested in crime novels or British courtroom drama.