Someone from the Past

Someone from the Past is a 1958 detective novel by the Scottish author Margot Bennett.

Someone from the Past

First edition (UK)
Author	Margot Bennett
Cover artist	Albany Wiseman
Language	English
Genre	Crime
Published	1958
Publisher	Eyre & Spottiswoode (UK) E. P. Dutton (US)
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Pages	191
ISBN	0 7540 8604 6

Premise

The novel's narrator, Nancy, meets up with an old friend, Sarah, in a restaurant one night. The next morning, Nancy learns that Sarah has been murdered. After inciting the suspicions of the police, Nancy comes to the conclusion that any of Sarah's four previous romantic interests could have performed the murder, and sets out to find which it could be.^[1]

Reception

The Saturday Review published a review of the book on 20 December 1958, writing 'action unfrantic, dialogue abundant but sprightly'. The novel won the Gold Dagger Award in 1958.^[2]

Republication

The novel was reissued in 2002, having been out of print for some years prior to this, but is no longer produced.^{[citation needed]}