Verdict of Twelve by Raymond Postgate is a story about the twelve members forming the Jury of a case the trial of that case itself told as an old fashioned British courtroom drama. The crime itself is revealed one third into the book thus keeps up the suspense. It’s divided into four parts/5(). · . Raymond Postgate, Verdict of Twelve, British Library, This book is among the outstanding reissues by the British Library and Poisoned Pen Press. Postgate’s name is probably more familiar from his founding the Good Food Guide, and/or his writing about wine, than his crime fiction, of which there wasn’t very much. · 'Verdict of Twelve' is more than that. It's true that a book that uses a Saki story ('Sredni Vashtar') as a significant clue was always going to win my heart. It's true too that the description of Raymond Postgate in the back blurb "a socialist journalist and historian, and founder of the Good Food Guide" who "also wrote highly regarded detective novels", prejudices me entirely in his www.doorway.ru: Desperate Reader.
Verdict of Twelve by Raymond Postgate is a courtroom crime classic that was originally published in and now has been re-issued as a British Library Crime Classic. I have a confession to make in that I don't usually like courtroom drama but I have to say, this book kept me glued to the pages from start to finish. Buy Verdict of Twelve Open market ed by Postgate, Raymond (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. VERDICT OF TWELVE. by Raymond Postgate. BUY NOW FROM. AMAZON BARNES NOBLE LOCAL BOOKSELLER GET WEEKLY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Email Address Subscribe. Tweet. KIRKUS REVIEW. This reprint of Postgate's celebrated debut, which examines the impact of individual jury members' lives and opinions on the outcome of a murder case, is the first.
Welcome to Thursday Thoughts: In which I discuss my thought and impressions of the books I have been reading this past www.doorway.ru discussed: Verdict of Twelv. Raymond Postgate. Raymond Postgate was born in Cambridge in , the eldest son of the classical scholar Professor J.P. Postgate. He was educated at St. John's College, Oxford. During the First World War he was a conscientious objector and was jailed for two weeks in He married Daisy Lansbury, the daughter of George Lansbury, pacifist. 'Verdict of Twelve' is more than that. It's true that a book that uses a Saki story ('Sredni Vashtar') as a significant clue was always going to win my heart. It's true too that the description of Raymond Postgate in the back blurb "a socialist journalist and historian, and founder of the Good Food Guide" who "also wrote highly regarded detective novels", prejudices me entirely in his favour.
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