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y separately published work icon A Hank of Hair single work   novel   crime   detective   horror  
Issue Details: First known date: 1964... 1964 A Hank of Hair
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'Gilbert Hand hasn't been seen since his wife died. He's moved to a dull but respectable hotel where silence seems to brood in the hall and stairway. In a secret drawer he discovers a long, thick hank of human hair, and his world narrows down to two people - himself and the murderer.' (Publisher's blurb: Wakefield Crime Classics ed.)

Notes

  • Dedication: For David and Jonathon Halls

Contents

* Contents derived from the Kent Town, Norwood, Payneham & St Peters area, Adelaide - North / North East, Adelaide, South Australia,:Wakefield Press , 1992 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
A Hank of Hair : Afterword, Michael J. Tolley , Peter Moss , single work criticism
Discusses Jay's life and the publication history of the novel.
 (p. 114-120)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Heinemann ,       1964 .
      Extent: 124p.
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Harper and Row ,       1964 .
      Extent: 135p.
      Reprinted: 1975
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       MacFadden ,       1966 .
      image of person or book cover 3726600622088765058.jpg
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      Extent: 125p.
      Reprinted: 1970
      ISBN: 1862542899
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Pan ,       1967 .
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      Extent: 138p.
    • Hornchurch, London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Henry ,       1983 .
      Extent: 123p.
      ISBN: 0860252353
Alternative title: La Mèche
Language: French
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A Fatal Attraction (from A Hank of Hair) Charlotte Jay , 1993 extract novel crime (A Hank of Hair)
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 8 January 1993; (p. 10)
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Works about this Work

Thriller Keeps Living On Katharine England , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 13 February 1993; (p. 6)
— Review of The Brothers Craft Peter Corris , 1992 single work novel ; Sinners Never Die A. E. Martin , 1944 single work novel ; The Last Tango of Dolores Delgado Marele Day , 1992 single work novel ; Adelaide Banks Anne Berzel , 1992 single work novel ; A Hank of Hair Charlotte Jay , 1964 single work novel
Guilt Edge Jane Stephens , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 148 1993; (p. 51-52)
— Review of The Green Mill Murder Kerry Greenwood , 1993 single work novel ; Dead Certain Claire McNab , 1992 single work novel ; A Hank of Hair Charlotte Jay , 1964 single work novel ; Burn and Other Stories Peter Corris , 1993 selected work short story
The Jay Tapes Rick McLean , Chris Forehan , 1993 single work interview biography
— Appears in: Mean Streets : A Quarterly Journal of Crime, Mystery and Detection , March no. 8 1993; (p. 40-43)
A Hank of Hair : Afterword Michael J. Tolley , Peter Moss , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: A Hank of Hair 1992; (p. 114-120) Discusses Jay's life and the publication history of the novel.
Guilt Edge Jane Stephens , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , February-March no. 148 1993; (p. 51-52)
— Review of The Green Mill Murder Kerry Greenwood , 1993 single work novel ; Dead Certain Claire McNab , 1992 single work novel ; A Hank of Hair Charlotte Jay , 1964 single work novel ; Burn and Other Stories Peter Corris , 1993 selected work short story
Thriller Keeps Living On Katharine England , 1993 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 13 February 1993; (p. 6)
— Review of The Brothers Craft Peter Corris , 1992 single work novel ; Sinners Never Die A. E. Martin , 1944 single work novel ; The Last Tango of Dolores Delgado Marele Day , 1992 single work novel ; Adelaide Banks Anne Berzel , 1992 single work novel ; A Hank of Hair Charlotte Jay , 1964 single work novel
A Hank of Hair : Afterword Michael J. Tolley , Peter Moss , 1992 single work criticism
— Appears in: A Hank of Hair 1992; (p. 114-120) Discusses Jay's life and the publication history of the novel.
The Jay Tapes Rick McLean , Chris Forehan , 1993 single work interview biography
— Appears in: Mean Streets : A Quarterly Journal of Crime, Mystery and Detection , March no. 8 1993; (p. 40-43)
VIEW ALL WORKS ABOUT (4)
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