The Second Man
The Second Man is a 1956 crime novel by the British writer Edward Grierson. It won the Gold Dagger award of the Crime Writers' Association. Synopsis. A new female barrister Marion Kerrison defends a man accused of murdering his aunt to get his hands of her jewels. Adaptation. It was adapted for a 1959 episode of the American television series "Playhouse 90" that starred James Mason, Diana Wynyard, Margaret Leighton and Hugh Griffith.