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Forester's masterpiece of suspense. A middle-aged bank clerk with a mountain of debt and an extravagant wife commits a murder in secret. Later, a profitable investment brings him a fortune. Haunded by his crime, he suffers an ironic fate in an excellent final twist.
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3.8 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
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Payment Deferred - Forester's first published novel, May 8 2001
By Darren Kirton - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Payment Deferred (Hardcover)
Payment deferred is a superbly written crime novel. The main charachter is well developed and the dark plot leads to the excellent final twist. Truely a milestone in crime fiction this book was unfortunatly overshadowed by Agatha Christie's 'Murder of Roger Ackroyd ' published the same year. In my opinion this book is second only to ' The general ' as forester's best work and shows that Hornblower is only a small part of the man's literary achievments.
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A little gem of suspense, July 13 2008
By Charles Ford - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Payment Deferred (Paperback)
This early novel by the creator of Horatio Hornblower is a little gem of suspense. Nicely done, in a spare style, this moves along a nice clip. Hitchcock might have done a good film of this - attention filmmakers - it's not too late. Of course it would work best as a period piece, set like the novel between the wars. No spoilers here - just a nod to a terrific writer near the beginning of his illustrious career. Ignore the naysayers - you'll like it.
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A concise morality tale, well-told, April 2 2012
By E.J. Kaye - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Payment Deferred (Paperback)
Compact story that provides insight into the guilty mind. A man beset by debt makes a decision that puts enough capital in his way to make a killing on the market. But his new wealth is useless as he battles to keep the world from finding out his original crime.Well-paced and written with a pleasant sense of economy, this book is well worth a look (it's one I've re-read several times now). The movie made from the book (starring Charles Laughton) is also worth watching
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