His Prey was Man by Arthur Gask
In His Prey was Man, Arthur Gask weaves a tale of suspense as a young woman, trapped in a marriage to an older colonel, confronts the threat of blackmail from a gamekeeper who knows her hidden past, leading to a tense unraveling of dark secrets. As the stakes rise, the story explores themes of deception and the lengths one will go to protect their truth.
By Arthur Gask · First published 1939 · Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Adventure · 10 chapters · 106,707 words
First lines
THE lovely young Mrs. Hilary -- she was well worthy of her beautiful Christian names, Jean Madeline -- was not exactly an old man's darling, as her husband, Colonel Basil Hilary, was well on the right side of fifty. He was, however, five and twenty years older than she, and when, in her twenty-second year and within twelve months of their marriage, she presented him with a son and heir, he declared himself to be one of the happiest men alive. Certainly he ought to have been a contented one, for, apart from his beautiful young wife and baby, he was in perfect health, of ample means, and the proud possessor of many hundreds of acres of good and fertile land in the county of Norfolk.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Arthur Gask
- Date: 1939 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Adventure, Crime, Psychological
- Length: 106,707 words
- Structure: 10 chapters, 1,732 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Thriller — The plot revolves around suspenseful and intense situations, focusing on the hunt and psychological tension.
- Mystery — The narrative includes elements of investigation and uncovering secrets, typical of mystery genres.
- Adventure — The story likely involves exploration and perilous situations, characteristic of adventure tales.
- Crime — The themes may involve criminal activities and moral dilemmas related to human nature.
Tags
mystery · thriller · suspense · crime · detective · murder · psychological · novel · fiction · investigation · dark · human nature
Contents
- At Bay
- In the Dead of Night
- From the Ashes of the Dead
- The Wolves on the Trail
- The Avenging Angel
- Suspicions
- The Hounds of the Law
- The Silence of the Dead
- The Reincarnation of Bert
- The Jest of Life