A pitch-black comedy set in London overshadowed by the looming threat of the Second World War, Patrick Hamilton's Hangover Square. London, 1939, and in the grimy publands of Earls Court, George Harvey Bone is pursuing a helpless infatuation. Netta is cool, contemptuous and hopelessly desirable to George. George is adrift in a drunken hell, except in his 'dead' moments, when something goes click in his head and he realizes, without a doubt, that he must kill her. In the darkly comic Hangove...

Dark and witty and one of Patrick Hamilton's best novels.Set against the backdrop of the days preceding Britain declaring war on Germany, George Harvey Bone, a lonely borderline alcoholic who suffers from a split personality, is obsessed with gaining the affections of Netta, a failed actress and one of George's circle of "friends" with whom he drinks. Netta is repelled by George but, being greedy and manipulative, she and a mutual acquaintance, Peter, shamelessly exploit George's a...

Rope by Patrick Hamilton is a taut psychological drama that unfolds within the intimate confines of a stylish London flat, where two clever and self-assured young men host a peculiar social gathering. Beneath the polite small talk and refined atmosphere, a chilling sense of dread emerges, fueled by an unsettling secret that threatens to unravel at any moment. As their guests—drawn from a circle of friends and acquaintances—grow gradually uneasy, the play's tension tightens, exposing the sh...

'I don't know how I became so filled with hate. I find it shocking that I did. Somebody said to me that war affects us in all kinds of ways, and that drinking is only one of them. Perhaps hating people is another. Perhaps sex is too.'1943, Henley-on-Thames. Miss Roach is forced by the war to flee London for the Rosamund Tea Rooms boarding house, a place as grey and lonely as its residents. From the safety of these new quarters, her war effort now consists of a thousand pet...

Rope by Patrick Hamilton is a masterfully crafted psychological thriller that delves into the darkest recesses of the human psyche. Set against the backdrop of a seemingly ordinary evening, Hamilton weaves a taut and suspenseful narrative that unravels the chilling consequences of arrogance, manipulation, and moral corruption. The story revolves around two young men whose shared fascination with intellectual superiority leads them to commit a heinous act, driven by a twisted desire to prov...

'All his novels are terrific' Sarah WatersPatrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell.In Craven House, among the shifting, uncertain world of the English boarding house, with its sad population of the shabby genteel on the way down - and the eternal optimists who would never get up or on - the young Patrick Hamilton, with loving, horrified fascination,...

'I recommend Hamilton at every opportunity, because he was such a wonderful writer and yet is rather under-read today. All his novels are terrific' Sarah Waters'If you were looking to fly from Dickens to Martin Amis with just one overnight stop, then Hamilton is your man' Nick HornbyPatrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell.Ernest Ral...

'I recommend Hamilton at every opportunity, because he was such a wonderful writer and yet is rather under-read today. All his novels are terrific' Sarah Waters'If you were looking to fly from Dickens to Martin Amis with just one overnight stop, then Hamilton is your man' Nick HornbyPatrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell.Improm...

'If you were looking to fly from Dickens to Martin Amis with just one overnight stop, then Hamilton is your man' Nick Hornby'I recommend Hamilton at every opportunity, because he was such a wonderful writer and yet is rather under-read today. All his novels are terrific' Sarah WatersPatrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell.'Beyon...

'I recommend Hamilton at every opportunity, because he was such a wonderful writer and yet is rather under-read today. All his novels are terrific' Sarah Waters'If you were looking to fly from Dickens to Martin Amis with just one overnight stop, then Hamilton is your man' Nick HornbyPatrick Hamilton's novels were the inspiration for Matthew Bourne's new dance theatre production, The Midnight Bell.West Kensi...

Rope by Patrick Hamilton is a chilling and suspenseful stage play that explores the psychology of murder, moral arrogance, and the illusion of intellectual superiority. Inspired by the infamous Leopold and Loeb case, the play centers on two young men who strangle a fellow student simply to prove their belief in their own intellectual dominance—and then host a dinner party with the victim’s body hidden in the same room. Set entirely in a single apartment over the course of one evening, Rope...

“If it’s time for women to rule the world again, why are you telling this to me, a twenty-eight-year-old man?” Richard asked. Stopping in her tracks and spinning around, she looked Richard dead in the eye as she said, “Because of that. Because you are a twenty-eight-year-old man.” The soft look had dropped from her face as she scolded Richard. Forgive Me, Sister is the story of Richard, a guy who feels trapped in an increasingly masculine world where the mind takes precedence over the hear...