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	Mine Own Executioner by Nigel Balchin, Derek Collett (Goodreads Author) (editor) 3.70 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1945 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seen Dimly Before Dawn by Nigel Balchin, Derek Collett (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1962 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sundry Creditors by Nigel Balchin, Derek Collett (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1953 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Absence of Mrs Petersen by Nigel Marlin Balchin, Derek Collett (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I wanted to read this book for three reasons. Firstly, because I began reading it in the late-1990s, only to abandon it after about 40 pages. Secondly, because Anthony Burgess included it in his survey ‘Ninety-Nine Novels: The Best in English Since 1939’; although many of his choices are perplexing to me, the Burgess stamp of approval is clearly not a bad one to have. Finally, Elizabeth Bowen revi Read more of this blog post »

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