A Touch of Death is a reprint of a novel by Charles Williams, who also wrote the books that inspired the films The Hot Spot and Dead Calm. (Orson Welles had attempted to adapt the latter novel, but that film was never finished.)/5(5). A Touch of Death by Charles Williams Hard Case Crime #17 Mystery Suspense. $ + $ shipping + $ shipping + $ shipping. Touch of Death Paperback Charles Williams. $ Free shipping Free shipping Free shipping. Touch of Death Paperback Charles Williams. $Seller Rating: % positive. · There are two Charles Williams. There is the author who was a member of the Inklings and friend of CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien. A Touch of Death is by "the other guy" who was American rather than British and also wrote brilliantly but on some very different subjects. I'm not sure how to communicate how much of a noir masterpiece A Touch of Death is/5.
Charles Williams () was one of the preeminent authors of American crime fiction. Born in Texas, he dropped out of high school to enlist in the US Merchant Marine, serving for ten years before leaving to work in the electronics industry. At the end of World War II, Williams began writing fiction while living in San Francisco. Charles K. Williams was a Texan, born in After leaving education he enlisted in the US Merchant Marines, where he enjoyed a ten year stint before leaving to get married in Having become an expert in electronics, he worked for RCA and at Puget Sound Navy Yard in Washington State. A Touch of Death began life as a novella called. Read "A Touch of Death" by Charles Williams available from Rakuten Kobo. The score would be an easy one—if it weren't for the women involved Out of work and dead broke, Lee Scarborough is a lon.
A touch of death. When Lee Scarborough came upon the brunette sunbathing topless in her back yard, getting involved in a heist was the last thing on his mind. But somehow that's where he found himself--sneaking through a stranger's house, on the hunt for $, in embezzled bank funds. It looked like an easy score. A Touch of Death by Charles Williams. One thing that distinguishes Charles Williams and makes him such a favourite of mine is the sheer originality of his plotting. He specialises in compelling stories that don't fit into the usual recognisable templates of the crime novel. And part of his approach is to propel his protagonist into a lethal situation which he, and the reader, don't fully understand. Editions for A Touch of Death: (Paperback published in ), (Kindle Edition published in ), (Paperback published in ), (M.
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