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"William Marble, a bank clerk living in London just after the end of World War I, is down on his luck and deep in debt. Without warning his nephew, Jim Medland, recently orphaned but having just come into a large inheritance, decides to visit one evening. When he produces his wallet to look for something, William sees that he has a considerable amount of money on him, but Jim does not intend to give or even lend him any. Unable to resist the temptation, and knowing that the younger man will not be easily traced if he disappears, William asks his wife Annie to go to bed early so they can talk business, slips poison in Jim's drink, and buries him in the garden under cover of darkness.

After some profitable speculation on the stock markets he wins enough to keep him and his family very comfortable for the rest of their lives, but more than anything else the extravagant Annie desperately wants to move to a better house. If they do, he knows, his dreadful secret will surely be exposed. Though their lifestyle rapidly changes for the better, William's relationship with Annie, their son John and daughter Winnie all suffer. Annie eventually realises with horror what he has done, he takes to the bottle and falls under the sway of a scheming gold digger, as the family grimly falls apart. In the end, ironically, in trying to keep his crime covered up, he is accused of something far worse, though in reality he is innocent.
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John Van der Kiste, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - 1900-1920's
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over - actions leading to death of someone
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - business executive
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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