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A twisting psychological thriller of a family caught in a murderous trap of their own making

Mr Marble is in serious debt, desperate for money to pay his family's bills, until the combination of a wealthy relative, a bottle of Cyanide and a shovel offer him the perfect solution. Slowly the Marble family becomes poisoned by guilt, and caught in a trap of secrets, fear and blackmail. Then Mrs Marble ensures that retribution comes in the most unexpected of ways...

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
6 February 2024
Pages
192
ISBN
9780241654170

A twisting psychological thriller of a family caught in a murderous trap of their own making

Mr Marble is in serious debt, desperate for money to pay his family's bills, until the combination of a wealthy relative, a bottle of Cyanide and a shovel offer him the perfect solution. Slowly the Marble family becomes poisoned by guilt, and caught in a trap of secrets, fear and blackmail. Then Mrs Marble ensures that retribution comes in the most unexpected of ways...

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Country
United Kingdom
Date
6 February 2024
Pages
192
ISBN
9780241654170

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