Before the Fact
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Before the Fact is a 1932 psychological crime novel by Anthony Berkeley Cox (writing as Francis Iles), best known as the dark, suspenseful source material for Alfred Hitchcock’s film "Suspicion."
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anthony Berkeley Cox | 0 |
| Suspicion (film) | 0 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
psychological crime novel ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Suspicion (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Anthony Berkeley Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorPseudonym | Francis Iles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Before the Fact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Alfred Hitchcock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasPseudonymousAuthor | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age detective fiction ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | early example of inverted or psychological crime novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Johnnie Aysgarth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lina McLaidlaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | psychological exploration of a potential murderer’s wife ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor | being source material for Alfred Hitchcock’s film Suspicion ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | character-focused crime narrative ⓘ |
| theme |
marital distrust
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murder suspicion ⓘ psychological manipulation ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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suspenseful ⓘ |
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