by James A. Howard ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 11, 1960
An exercise in mental acrobatics unleashes the deeply buried angers, grief, and frustrations of a professor so that within a short time span he has murdered, robbed, and almost been the success -- in an area unknown to him- he has dreamed of. Stuart Wise, widowed, inconsolable, and sensitive about his California university career, succumbs to guilt, an alter-ego visitation, and an identification with criminality -- and liquor -- and speeds through a spot of blackmail, the theft of entrance fees -- and wakes to the sickness he would not admit. A shocker that lines up with Murder Takes a Wife.
Pub Date: April 11, 1960
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: -
Publisher: Dutton
Review Posted Online: N/A
Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 1, 1960
Categories: FICTION
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