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The Pursued
C. S. Forester
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Description for The Pursued
Paperback. Marjorie, a young woman, arrives home one summer evening and finds her sister, dead, with her head in the oven. She looks peaceful, as if she is asleep. Their mother suspects, however, that Dot's death was far from natural - and that she knows who the killer is. So, slowly and meticulously, she plots her terrible revenge. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 172.
Described as a 'riveting read' by Sarah Waters and acclaimed by crime writers such as Andrew Taylor, The Pursued is a dark, gripping 1930s psychological thriller by C. S. Forester, the author of Hornblower. The story begins when Marjorie, a young woman, arrives home one summer evening and finds her sister, dead, with her head in the oven. She looks peaceful, as if she is asleep. Their mother suspects, however, that Dot's death was far from natural - and that she knows who the killer is. So, slowly and meticulously, she plots her terrible revenge. ... Read more
Described as a 'riveting read' by Sarah Waters and acclaimed by crime writers such as Andrew Taylor, The Pursued is a dark, gripping 1930s psychological thriller by C. S. Forester, the author of Hornblower. The story begins when Marjorie, a young woman, arrives home one summer evening and finds her sister, dead, with her head in the oven. She looks peaceful, as if she is asleep. Their mother suspects, however, that Dot's death was far from natural - and that she knows who the killer is. So, slowly and meticulously, she plots her terrible revenge. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Penguin Modern Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141198088
SKU
V9780141198088
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About C. S. Forester
Cecil Scott 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 11-book Horatio Hornblower series, depicting a Royal Navy officer during the Napoleonic era, and The African Queen (1935; filmed in 1951 by John ... Read more
Reviews for The Pursued
Exposes the passions that lurk behind the net curtains of lower-middle-class suburbia ... teeming with atmosphere
The Times
Murder, lust, obsession, retribution, they're all here
Daily Mail
Skilful and chilling ... a tense psychological drama
Sunday Times
A brilliant tale of twisted minds in suburban Thirties London
Daily Telegraph
a tale of ... Read more
The Times
Murder, lust, obsession, retribution, they're all here
Daily Mail
Skilful and chilling ... a tense psychological drama
Sunday Times
A brilliant tale of twisted minds in suburban Thirties London
Daily Telegraph
a tale of ... Read more