The Accomplice: A Novel of Suspense

by Matthew Head

Overview

The Accomplice, first published in 1947 as part of the Inner Sanctum Suspense Specials, is a psychological crime thriller in the mode of Ruth Rendell or Patricia Highsmith. The plot centers on Hank Bewley, studying at the Sorbonne in Paris, who meets an attractive young woman, Corrie Waters, and her breathtakingly handsome boyfriend, Lex Abbott. The events that transpire follow a sordid and depraved path to a shocking climax. Matthew Head is a pen-name for John E. Canaday (1907-1985), a long-time art critic for the New York Times and author of seven crime novels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789129304
Publisher:	Phocion Publishing
Publication date:	11/01/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	713 KB

About the Author

Matthew Head (real name: John Edwin Canaday, 1907-1985) was an art critic, author and gourmet. He was awarded a BA in French and English Literature at the University of Texas, and subsequently studied painting and art history at Yale. He had travelled to the Belgian Congo in 1943 and acted as a French interpreter for the Bureau of Economic Welfare, subsequently joining the United States Marine Corps. He served as a lieutenant in the South Pacific until the end of World War II, then went on to head the art school at Newcomb College in New Orleans before becoming chief of the educational division at the Philadelphia Museum of Art from 1953-1959. While there, he wrote the text for Metropolitan Seminars in Art. He then became a critic for the New York Times for 17 years. He wrote books on art and other subjects, including seven crime novels, four of them including Dr Mary Finney.