Payment Deferred (light wear) - C.S. Forester

Payment Deferred by C.S. Forester / 187-page paperback published in 2023 in the Penguin Modern Classics Crime & Espionage Series / ISBN 9780241654170 / light wear from international shipping

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"The unsung godfather of English noir." ― Andrew Taylor

"Compelling." ― Sunday Times

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...

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.