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A twisting psychological thriller of a family caught in a murderous trap of their own making Mr Marble is in serious debt, desperate for money to pay his family's bills, until the combination of a wealthy relative, a bottle of Cyanide and a shovel offer him the perfect solution. Slowly the Marble family becomes poisoned by guilt, and caught in a trap of secrets, fear and blackmail. Then Mrs Marble ensures that retribution comes in the most unexpected of ways...

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The unsung godfather of English noir. -- Andrew Taylor
Compelling. * Sunday Times *

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C. S. Forester (1899-1966) was born in Cairo, where his father was stationed as a government official. On the outbreak of war he entered the Ministry of Information and later sailed with the Royal Navy. He drew on this experience for the Horatio Hornblower series, depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic era. His novels include The African Queen, adapted into the famous 1951 film, and crime novels Plain Murder and The Pursued.