 First edition | |
| Author | Lionel Davidson |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | D.G. Rossetti "The Blessed Damozel", 1878 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 1978 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 237 pp |
| ISBN | 0-14-005136-8 |
| OCLC | 59018354 |
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Someone is killing residents of the hip bohemian London neighborhood of Chelsea, home to literary giants of the past like Virginia Woolf. What thread connects them in someone's mad mind? The only clue is a fragment of film, which accidentally caught images of the murderer, dressed in an outlandish costume and mask.
An adaptation of the novel was broadcast in 1981, directed by Derek Bennett as a Television film and was released on DVD in March 2010. [2]
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