Dead. Not one, but two dead academics. (Oops, spoiler alert) 1940s. University. Money. Greed. Professional jealousy. Love.
When a crime is committed, in this case murder, there is a widening stain…a pebble in a pond effect. Those rings reach further than murderer and victim. No one in the tight academic community is left unaffected.
The love interest. Gilda Gorham. Hot blooded female. Femme fatale? Professional. Working girl. Smoker. Passionate.
Point of view is always skewed to our present time and place. It’s difficult at times to be one with the characters of the 1940s, when our own life experiences are so different. Social status. Gender roles. Motivation. All are time dependent.
Crime solved. However, the widening stain will always be present in the lives of the characters. Not so much for me.
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