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Forester, C. S.

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ISBN 10: 193154171X ISBN 13: 9781931541718

Publisher: Simon Publications, 2001

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Forester's masterpiece of suspense. A middle-aged bank clerk with a mountain of debt and an extravagant wife commits a murder in secret. Later, a profitable investment brings him a fortune. Haunded by his crime, he suffers an ironic fate in an excellent final twist.

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Review:

Compelling (Sunday Times)

C. S. Forester is a splendid storyteller (Guardian)

I recommend Forester to every literate I know (Ernest Hemingway)

The unsung godfather of English noir (Andrew Taylor)

About the Author:

Cecil Scott C.S. Forester was the pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith (27 August 1899 2 April 1966), an English novelist who rose to fame with tales of naval warfare. His most notable works were the 12-book Horatio Hornblower series, depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic era, and "The African Queen" (1935; filmed in 1951 by John Huston). His novels "A Ship of the Line" and "Flying Colours" were jointly awarded the 1938 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction.

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