The House of the Seven Flies
 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Victor Canning |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton (UK) William Morrow (US) |
Publication date | 1952 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
The House of the Seven Flies is a 1952 thriller novel by the British writer Victor Canning.[1] The plot revolves around a quarter of a million pounds worth of diamonds stolen from an Amsterdam bank, and the death of the man to whom ex-British Army officer Edward Furse rents out his boat.
Film adaptation
[edit]In 1959 it was adapted into the film The House of the Seven Hawks directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Robert Taylor, Nicole Maurey and Linda Christian.[2]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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