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| Original Title: | We, the Accused |
| ISBN: | 0140062203 (ISBN13: 9780140062205) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Ernest Raymond
Paperback | Pages: 509 pages Rating: 4.04 | 54 Users | 10 Reviews
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Ernest Raymond was not generally regarded as a crime novelist, and 'We The Accused' is not a puzzle story of the traditional kind, but a realistic novel based on the Crippen case. Paul Presset, a nondescript schoolmaster, cannot resist an open opportunity to rid himself of his overbearing, nagging wife. This powerful and haunting novel traces the dawn of motive in his mind through the murder and resulting manhunt, arrest, trial, and a final, terrible culminating scene.
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| Title | : | We, the Accused |
| Author | : | Ernest Raymond |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 509 pages |
| Published | : | March 31st 1983 by Penguin Books (first published January 1st 1935) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Crime. Fiction. Modern |
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Ratings: 4.04 From 54 Users | 10 ReviewsCriticize Regarding Books We, the Accused
Two or three years ago, I stumbled upon this book and simply could not put it down. Suffice it to say that due to the author's skill, the killer and his lover are made sympathetic. It was riveting.I would read this book again! I absolutely loved the story; dark, twisted and full of suspense. I couldn't put it down and would recommend it to anyone who likes to read about characters on the run and getting away with murder!
I found this book in paperback format at a local laundromat. Couldn't put it down once I started it. I want to read it again.Dense prose, well written , interesting, scary or rather, unsettling.
The novel follows the mundanely unhappy life of Paul Presset. When the possibility of love and happiness is offered to him, but there is always his complaining wife to prevent it being realised. And so, gradually, the idea of killing her grows in his mind. And the deed is done and the inevitable consequences result.This is a beautifully understated novel. It could be presented as melodrama but it is much quieter and realistic. In particular, I loved the way that our sympathies lie with Presset,
This is one of the best stories I've ever read. It's not really a mystery, because you know what happened and you follow Paul along as he plans and carries out his murder. It's really a psychological study of how someone can descend to a point where killing seems the best solution. The small bothers and little compromises pile together to create an unbearable situation. The rationalization of what is being contemplated at first seems absurd, but later perhaps even the reader can imagine taking
Gripping story of a mild-mannered man who overestimates his own intelligence and everyone's around him and tries to outsmart the police by killing his overbearing wife. All the characters are well-drawn; today the wife would probably be diagnosed as a depressive but she definitely makes you sort of root for Presset to get away with it.Good setup, gripping manhunt - long, but definitely worth it.
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