For Her to See is a 1947 historical mystery crime novel by the British author Marjorie Bowen, writing under the pseudonym of Joseph Shearing. It was inspired by the unsolved murder of Charles Bravo in 1876.[1] It was published in London by Hutchinson. The American version was published by Harper under the alternative title So Evil My Love.
Author | Marjorie Bowen |
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Genre | Historical crime |
Publisher | Hutchinson Harper and Brothers |
Publication date | 1947 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Adaptation
editIn 1948 it was adapted into the British film So Evil My Love directed by Lewis Allen and starring Ray Milland, Ann Todd and Geraldine Fitzgerald.[2] It was one of four adaptations of Bowen's novels made in 1947–48 when film noir was at its height.[3]
References
editBibliography
edit- Geoff Mayer & Brian McDonnell. Encyclopedia of Film Noir. ABC-CLIO, 2007.
- Tibbetts, John C. The Furies of Marjorie Bowen. McFarland, 2019.