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Peter Regan, a TV salesman in the 1950s, is drawn into a dangerous affair with Gilda Delaney, the wife of a wheelchair‑bound bully who blames herself for his accident. Gilda’s guilt and Peter’s infatuation convince him that the only way to free her from her husband's suffering is to kill him. He devises an ingenious plot, using a television set as the murder weapon. As the plan unfolds, Peter begins to question the morality of his actions and the true nature of the woman he loves.
First publish date: 1975
Genre: Suspense/General Suspense
Authors: James Hadley Chase
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