Kenneth Fearing (1902–1961)
Auteur van The Big Clock
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Fotografie: Image taken from scan of the rear cover of Penguin No. 728, attributed to 'Arni'
Werken van Kenneth Fearing
The Hospital 4 exemplaren
Dirge 1 exemplaar
The Big Clock / The Saint Sees It Through / A Knife Is Silent / ...And High Water (1947) 1 exemplaar
Sem Saída Kenneth Fearing 1 exemplaar
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- Gangbare naam
- Fearing, Kenneth
- Officiële naam
- Fearing, Kenneth Flexner
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Wolff, Kirk
- Geboortedatum
- 1902-07-28
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1961-06-26
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Oak Park, Illinois, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- New York, New York, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Oak Park, Illinois, USA
New York, New York, USA - Opleiding
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
University of Wisconsin - Beroepen
- poet
novelist
journalist - Organisaties
- American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature, 1945)
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- #27,152
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- 4.0
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- ISBNs
- 36
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- 8
One of the mags the company owns is Crimeways, and George Stroud is the executive publisher. Self-confident, smug in so many ways, he is the perfect man to helm that particular magazine. It is said if you want to know what is happening in the world of crime in the US, look here rather than to the police. Janoth himself trusts George in all things.
So when Janoth’s “close female friend” is murdered in her apartment, he turns to George to find the mysterious man who was seen outside her apartment minutes before the crime. George eagerly accepts the case and puts all other matters aside, both business and personal. He slowly works through the girlfriend’s recent past and makes some stunning discoveries. He knows that following this trail will lead him to the mystery man, but he is in no hurry.
George already knows who the mystery man is, and also knows the the man is not the killer. It has been revealed early in the book that George is that man, but he has no evidence to prove who the killer is. So he is working against the clock as both his and the police’s investigation lead toward that fatal discovery.
The question is can he survive the race?
This book has been made into two movies, the last being “No Way Out” starring Kevin Costner. While the book starts a little slow, it speeds up as the pressure, and lack of time, play against George.
This is a classic crime story and a great read.… (meer)