A brilliant crime novel about a weak man who becomes a vicious cunning killer through guilt and fear. Crushing debts drove Ronald Kemp to murder an old woman for her money. It didn't stop there and maybe he didn't want to stop. The sinister forces that had been released came to dominate his otherwise drab personality. He had killed once and would kill again. His wife his mistres anyone who appeared to threaten him was marked for death.
Ever been tempted to murder someone? Ever figure out how you could get away with it? That is true of the protagonist of this very good thriller, a rather average man who suddenly has a reason to kill. It turns out, however, that all his smart plans give the police clues to find it, clues he did not know he was leaving for all his careful planning.