Mr. Denning Drives North
by Alec Coppelliterary work· published 1950
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Mr. Denning Drives North is a 1950 thriller novel by the British-Australian writer Alec Coppel. When successful and happily married aircraft manufacturer Tom Denning attempts to commit suicide by crashing a plane, detectives uncover a murder in his past background that has driven him insane with guilt.
Adaptations (1)
Mr. Denning Drives North was adapted into a 1952 film.
Mr. Denning Drives North1952 · film · 93 min · dir. Anthony Kimmins · IMDb ↗IMDb6.7When well-off aircraft designer Denning finds his daughter's current boyfriend is a nasty character he tries to buy him off, ending up hitting him and causing his death when he falls. Instead of calling the police he dumps the body in a lonely spot on the road to the North, making it look like a hit-and-run accident. Weeks later there is still no report of the body being found, and Denning starts to go to pieces. When he lets his wife into his secret the two start making enquiries, possibly making things worse.
