Reputation for a Song

Reputation for a Song is a 1952 crime novel by the British writer Edward Grierson.^[1] It is an inverted detective story, breaking with many of the traditions of the established Golden Age of Detective Fiction.^[2] A young man is placed on trial accused of murdering his father. Its conclusion rests on interpretations of the presumption of innocence.

Reputation for a Song

First edition
Author	Edward Grierson
Language	English
Genre	Crime
Publisher	Chatto and Windus
Publication date	1952
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print

Film adaptation

In 1970 it was adapted into the film My Lover, My Son directed by John Newland and starring Romy Schneider, Dennis Waterman and Patricia Brake.^[3]

References

1. Reilly p.707
2. Reilly p.708
3. Enser p.139

Bibliography

• Enser, A.G.S. Filmed Books and Plays: A List of Books and Plays from which Films Have Been Made, 1928-1974, Volume 1. Simon & Schuster, 1975.
• Hilfer, Tony. The Crime Novel: A Deviant Genre. University of Texas Press, 2014.
• Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
• White, Terry. Justice Denoted: The Legal Thriller in American, British, and Continental Courtroom Literature. Praeger, 2003.