The House by the River
First edition (UK) | |
| Author | A. P. Herbert |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime thriller |
| Publisher | Methuen (UK) Grosset & Dunlap (US) |
Publication date | 1921 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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The House by the River is a 1921 crime thriller novel by the British writer A. P. Herbert. A young poet on the verge of greatness makes advances to the family maid while his wife is away. She resists and he accidentally kills her. Panicking he persuades his friend to help his dispose of the body in the nearby River Thames. However, when the body is discovered police suspicion falls on his friend.