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The Second Victory (novel)
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Wikipedia article
'The Second Victory' is a 1958 novel by Morris West. It was also known as 'Backlash'.
Premise
In post war Austria, Major Mark Hanlon, Occupation Commander of the alpine town of Bad Quellenberg, investigates the murder of his driver.
Reception
The 'Bulletin' wrote "West is concerned here more with the nature of justice, mercy and moral responsibility in war and peace than with thriller-writing; which is a pity, because his very plain Catholicism, though impressively sincere, produces very little original insight into any of these things."
Film Version
Universal Pictures bought the film rights and West wrote the script in the late 1950s. In November 1958 Henry Denker was hired to write the script, for producer Robert Arthur, by which time the title had changed to 'A Gathering of Eagles'.FILMLAND EVENTS: Playwright Denker to Script for UI
Los Angeles Times 28 Nov 1958: C12. However no movie resulted until 1987.
References
Category:1958 novels
Category:Works by Morris West
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