Before the Fact - Francis Iles - 1947 1st Pocket Book Paperback

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Blurb: “Born to Kill

"Some women give birth to murderers, some go to bed with them. Lina Aysgarth had lived with her husband for nearly eight years before she realized that she was married to a murderer." Johnny was delightful-and Lina loved him desperately. But his devastating charm was combined with a complete lack of both morals and ir-ome. Slowly Lina discovered what such a combination led to. The first indications seemed trivial, especially since, in his childish way, Johnny loved her. Not for a long time did she realize that he had killed, and was planning to kill again.

Made into the famous Cary Grant-Joan Fontaine motion picture Suspicion, this story has seldom been surpassed for sheer, blood-curdling suspense.

As one reviewer said, "it induces such a There-but-for-the-Grace-of-God sensation that one remains shivering for hours.”