Leslie Margolin, The Adulteress
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The Adulteress Leslie Margolin Five St
The Adulteress
Leslie Margolin
Five Star, December 2006, $25.95
ISBN: 1594144818
Alma met Francis "Rats" Rattenbury in Victoria in 1924 when he was a highly regarded, but married Canadian architect. He dumped his wife for her, and soon they married, but society condemns both of them. Soon design jobs stop coming his way, so he decides they should start over in England.
Alma gives birth to Rats' son Felix, but when the kid was six years old, he is hospitalized due to injuries while she was driving. Rats refuses to allow her to drive, but becomes testy when she nags him to take her to see their son. Instead he hires seventeen year old Percy Stoner to chauffeur Alma. Soon she and Percy begin an affair, as the chauffeur and the spouse taunt one another. Soon Alma realizes she is pregnant, which leads to murder of the heart.
Based on the real 1922 Thompson-Bywaters murder, THE ADULTERESS is an insightful character study that looks closely at the relationships between three people that lead to murder. The storyline mostly follows Alma, as the audience understands her needs, but to a degree Leslie Margolin also enables readers to comprehend the motives of Rats and Percy. Fans who enjoy a powerful historical thriller will want to read this deep look at the disintegration of the triangular protagonists.
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