''Sweet Adelaide'' is a 1980
historical
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...
crime novel
Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, ...
by the British writer
Julian Symons
Julian Gustave Symons (originally Gustave Julian Symons) (pronounced ''SIMM-ons''; 30 May 1912 – 19 November 1994) was a British crime writer and poet. He also wrote social and military history, biography and studies of literature. He was bor ...
. It is based on the real-life 1886
Pimlico Mystery concerning the possible murder Thomas Bartlett by his wife Adelaide.
[Haste p.33] Symons had already enjoyed success with another
Victorian-set mystery ''
The Blackheath Poisonings''.
References
Bibliography
* Bargainnier, Earl F. ''Twelve Englishmen of Mystery''. Popular Press, 1984.
* Haste, Steve. ''Criminal Sentences: True Crime in Fiction and Drama''. Cygnus Arts, 1997.
* Walsdorf, John J. & Allen, Bonnie J. ''Julian Symons: A Bibliography''. Oak Knoll Press, 1996.
1980 British novels
Novels by Julian Symons
British crime novels
British mystery novels
British thriller novels
British historical novels
Collins Crime Club books
Novels set in London
Novels set in the 1880s
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