The Narrowing Circle (novel)

The Narrowing Circle

First US edition
Author	Julian Symons
Language	English
Genre	Mystery
Publisher	Gollancz (UK) Harper & Brothers (US)
Publication date	1954
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print

The Narrowing Circle is a 1954 mystery crime novel by the British writer Julian Symons. The title refers to the "narrowing circle" the investigating policemen throw around the most likely suspect.

An ambitious young man working for a magazine expects promotion, but is passed over for one of his colleagues. When, within twenty four hours the colleague turns up dead, he becomes the prime suspect for the murder.

In 1956 it was made into a British film of the same title directed by Charles Saunders and starring Paul Carpenter, Hazel Court and Russell Napier.^[1]

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
• Walsdorf, John J. & Allen, Bonnie J. Julian Symons: A Bibliography. Oak Knoll Press, 1996.

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