The Trouble with Harry

Auteur

Jack Trevor Story was born in Hertford in 1917 and was published prolifically from the 1940s to the 1970s. The Trouble with Harry is his best-selling work and he is also known for the Albert Argyle trilogy and his Horace Spurgeon novels. Story was respected by many in the media; he wrote a weekly column for The Guardian in the 1970s, and appeared on TV in the series Jack on the Box as well as writing several screenplays before his death in 1991.

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Allison & Busby Classics presents the bestseller praised for its succinct style and original blend of mystery and humor that was made into a film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock in 1955.

Résumé
In a small English town the body of a middle aged man is found in the woods and three different people think they may be responsible for his death. Artist Sam Marlowe becomes a good-natured sleuth, helping the townspeople to bury, dig up, and rebury the corpse in an effort to evade the authorities and discover the truth about Harry.