A Man About a Dog
A Man About a Dog is a 1947 thriller novel by the British-Australian writer Alec Coppel.[1] Driven to distraction by his wife's repeated affairs, her husband decides to kidnap her latest lover and commit the perfect murder, only to be thwarted by a dog.
 First edition | |
| Author | Alec Coppel |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | Harrap |
Publication date | 1947 |
| Media type | |
Adaptations
In 1949 it was adapted into the British film Obsession directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Robert Newton, Sally Gray and Naunton Wayne. Coppel himself wrote the screenplay.[2] Coppel also wrote a stage play under the original title A Man About a Dog which ran in the West End for 23 performances at the Princes Theatre in 1949.
References
- Reilly p.352
- Goble p.94
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Keaney, Michael F. British Film Noir Guide. McFarland, 2008.
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.
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