The Second Man Explained

The Second Man is a 1956 crime novel by the British writer Edward Grierson.^[1] It won the Gold Dagger award of the Crime Writers' Association.

Synopsis

A new female barrister Marion Kerrison defends a man accused of murdering his aunt to get his hands of her jewels.^[2]

Adaptations

See main article: The Second Man (Playhouse 90). It was adapted for a 1959 episode of the American television series Playhouse 90 that starred James Mason, Diana Wynyard, Margaret Leighton and Hugh Griffith.^[3]

Another adaptation was as an episode of the British television series ITV Play of the Week under the title A Man Involved (1959).

A West German TV film directed by Peter Zadek had the title Die Dame in der schwarzen Robe (1960).

Bibliography

• Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
• Roberts, Jerry. Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
• White, Terry. Justice Denoted: The Legal Thriller in American, British, and Continental Courtroom Literature. Praeger, 2003.

Notes and References

1. Reilly p.70
2. White p.172
3. Roberts p.214