title: Life Penalty: A Novel
author:  Joy Fielding 
description: "Fielding has made the woman-in-jeopardy genre her own."<br /><b>--People</b><br /><br />"Fielding knows how to turn the screws of suspense."<br /><b>--The Plain Dealer</b> (Cleveland)<br /><br /><b>New York Times</b> bestselling author of <b>Missing Pieces</b>
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  First published 2020 by  
  The British Library  
  96 Euston Road  
  London NW1 2DB
  
  
  Introduction and notes copyright © 2020 Martin Edwards
  
  
  ‘The Case of the Man in the Squared Circle’ by Ernest Dudley reprinted with
  the permission of Cosmos Literary Agency on behalf of the Estate of Ernest
  Dudley.
  
  
  ‘Dangerous Sport’ by Celia Fremlin reprinted with the permission of David
  Higham Associates on behalf of the Estate of Celia Fremlin.
  
  
  ‘Death at the Wicket’ by Bernard Newman © 1956 The Estate of Bernard Newman.
  Reproduced by permission of Sheil Land Associates Ltd. The Bernard Newman
  Estate are currently reviving all Bernard Newman titles as eBook editions,
  published by Peach Publishing, available for sale online.
  
  
  ‘The Drop Shot’ by Michael Gilbert is reproduced with permission of Curtis
  Brown Group Ltd, London, on behalf of the estate of Michael Gilbert. Copyright
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