The Colour of Murder

By: Julian Symons

Narrated by: Peter Wickham

John Wilkins meets a beautiful, irresistible girl, and his world is turned upside down. Looking at his wife, and thinking of the girl, everything turns red before his eyes - the colour of murder. But did he really commit the heinous crime he was accused of?

Told innovatively in two parts: the psychiatric assessment of Wilkins and the trial for suspected murder on the Brighton seafront, this award-winning crime novel from 1957 is a gripping examination of the psychology of murder and the nature of justice, unravelling the mystery by showing the events leading up to a murder and the psychiatric evaluation which follows.

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Enjoyable and original

Few works by this once very popular author on audible but he wrote skillfully and well. This is entertaining throughout even if the end is predictable. Recommended

a-la Dostoyevsky

Julian Symons' murder mysteries should come with public warning notices that his books can cause bouts of depression in especially sensitive/ "immuno compromised" readers, making one wonder what's the point of living among such horrific humans such as ourselves. Reminded me of Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment", "Brothers Karamazov" and "Humiliated and Insulted". Good read for the soul and mind, though..

it was okay

I prefer police procederuals from this Era like "Last Seen Wearing" --unfortunately not on audio
this was an okay account of a murder