The Private Wound

The Private Wound is a 1968 mystery thriller novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pen name of Nicholas Blake.^[1] It was one of four stand-alone novels he wrote alongside the Nigel Strangeways detective novels.^[2] The title is taken from a line in William Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona.^[3] It was a runner-up for the Gold Dagger Award of the British Crime Writers' Association.

The Private Wound

First edition (UK)
Author	Cecil Day-Lewis
Language	English
Genre	Thriller
Publisher	Collins Crime Club
Publication date	1968
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print

Synopsis

Near the small Irish town of Charlottesville, the body of the free-spirited Harriet Leeson is found in a river. Her husband and lover both set out to seek the murderer.