The Narrowing Circle (novel)

The Narrowing Circle
First US edition
AuthorJulian Symons
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreMystery
PublisherGollancz (UK)
Harper & Brothers (US)
Publication date
1954
Media typePrint

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.

Synopsis

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.

Film adaptation

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.