Described as a riveting read by Sarah Waters & acclaimed by crime writers such as Andrew Taylor The Pursued" is a dark gripping 1930s psychological thriller by C. S. Forester the author of " Hornblower". The story begins when Marjorie a young woman arrives home one summer evening & finds her sister dead with her head in the oven. She looks peaceful as if she is asleep. Their mother suspects however that Dots death was far from natural
- & that she knows who the killer is. So slowly & meticulously she plots her terrible revenge. C. S. Foresters 1935 thriller " The Pursued" lost for decades rewrote the traditions of crime fiction to create a dark twisted portrayal of obsession & retribution."