A Case in Camera

A tense psychological mystery in which a death, a courtroom, and questions of guilt and perception draw the reader into shifting uncertainty. Oliver Onions, best remembered for his masterly ghost stories, brings the same subtlety and unease to this study of crime and conscience. Atmospheric and intelligent, the novel keeps its meanings just out of reach, rewarding careful attention. A distinctive work from an underrated writer with a gift for the disquieting and the ambiguous.