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      The Pursued

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      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...

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      Description

      Product ID:9780141198088
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Penguin Modern Classics
      Title:The Pursued
      Authors:Author: C.S. Forester
      Page Count:224
      Subjects:Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery
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      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.

      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.

      C. S. Forester''s 1935 thriller The Pursued, lost for decades, rewrote the traditions of crime fiction to create a dark, twisted portrayal of obsession and retribution.


      Imprint Name:Penguin Classics
      Publisher Name:Penguin Books Ltd
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2012-08-30

      Additional information

      Weight172 g
      Dimensions198 × 129 × 14 mm