 First edition | |
| Author | Winston Graham |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Publication date | 1952 |
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Fortune Is a Woman is a 1952 thriller novel by the British writer Winston Graham. [1] An insurance investigator investigates a fire at a manor house, and becomes involved with a married woman who might be guilty of fraud.
In 1957 it was turned into film of the same title directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Jack Hawkins, Arlene Dahl and Dennis Price. [2]
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