{"product_id":"a-hair-divides-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","title":"A Hair Divides (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaude Houghton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGordon Rutherford, a young writer, finds himself in a dangerous dilemma when he is the only witness to the accidental death of an acquaintance. Because of the strange circumstances of the case, Rutherford knows that if he goes to the police he will almost certainly be accused of murder. But if he disposes of the body and conceals the accident, he will destroy any chance of proving his innocence. The terrible decision Rutherford is forced to make - and the even more terrible consequences that follow - form the plot of this intriguing novel, a mystery unlike any you have ever read. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Claude Houghton (1889-1961) gained a cult following in the 1920s and '30s with his unusual psychological thrillers and counted Henry Miller, Hugh Walpole, J.B. Priestley, and Graham Greene among his many admirers. This first-ever reprint of \u003ci\u003eA Hair Divides\u003c\/i\u003e (1930), originally published the same year as his masterpiece \u003ci\u003eI Am Jonathan Scrivener\u003c\/i\u003e, reproduces the original dust jacket illustration and joins four other classic Houghton novels also available from Valancourt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Combines originality with intelligence ... a new type of thriller ... one of the best pieces of work in English fiction of recent years ... a first class novel.\" - \u003ci\u003eSaturday Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Surely one of the most original of English writers who have established themselves since the War ...  H]is books are like no one else's ... always the most vivid of story tellers.\" - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An extremely interesting novelist, and a genuinely original one.\" - J.B. Priestley\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 210\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 18, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52555472634163,"sku":"9781943910007","price":39.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/sLPWDQ29nl9781943910007.webp?v=1761133993","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-hair-divides-valancourt-20th-century-classics-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}