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Informationen zum Autor C. S. Forester (1899-1966) was born in Cairo, where his father was a government official. On the outbreak of the Second World War, he entered the Ministry of Information. As well as the famous Horatio Hornblower series, his novels include The African Queen , adapted into the famous film, and crime novels Plain Murder and The Pursued . Klappentext Discover the new Penguin Crime and Espionage series There is nothing more dangerous than a desperate man Bank clerk William Marble is facing financial ruin - until a visit from a wealthy young relative, a bottle of Cyanide and a shovel offer him an unexpected solution. But there is no such thing as the perfect murder. Gradually Marble becomes poisoned by guilt and fear, and his entire family corrupted. Sooner or later his deed will catch up with him, as events spiral out of control in the most unpredictable of ways... Zusammenfassung Discover the new Penguin Crime and Espionage series There is nothing more dangerous than a desperate man Bank clerk William Marble is facing financial ruin - until a visit from a wealthy young relative, a bottle of Cyanide and a shovel offer him an unexpected solution. But there is no such thing as the perfect murder. Gradually Marble becomes poisoned by guilt and fear, and his entire family corrupted. Sooner or later his deed will catch up with him, as events spiral out of control in the most unpredictable of ways...

Product details

• Authors: C S Forester, C. S. Forester, C.S. Forester
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.10.2023
• EAN: 9780241654170
• ISBN: 978-0-241-65417-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Crime; Penguin Modern Classics – Crime & Espionage; Penguin Modern Classics - Crime & Espionage
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; London, Greater London, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, FICTION / Noir, Psychological thriller, c 1920 to c 1929, Classic fiction: general and literary