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Driven by forces he cannot control, Gobellot plumbs the depths of degradation. It is logical he should find murder waiting there.
208 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1956







She tells lies. She's deceitful. She puts on acts. She makes up stories to worry me and, now that she's sure of her daily bread, she wallows in laziness; there are days when she hardly gets out of bed, keeping the television going beside it.Of course, this can't end well, and doesn't. Even though Gobillot's law cases convince him "that a need does exist in the human being to behave at times line an animal," both he and Yvette pay their separate prices.