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The Cheaters: A Crime Novel of Betrayal and Consequence
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781617209710
Publisher: Black Curtain Press
Published: Apr 10 2013
Pages: 158
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A crime novel centred on deception, shifting loyalties, and the consequences of personal compromise.
The Cheaters follows a set of characters drawn together by ambition, dissatisfaction, and concealed intentions, as personal relationships and financial motives begin to overlap. Acts of betrayal-initially calculated and controlled-create a chain of consequences that prove increasingly difficult to manage. As tensions escalate, the distinction between advantage and exposure narrows, placing each participant at risk.
Orrie Hitt's narrative proceeds with directness and economy, focusing on character interaction and the gradual tightening of circumstance. The novel reflects a style of crime fiction in which domestic situations and personal decisions form the basis of suspense, rather than reliance on external investigation alone. The result is a work that emphasises motive and consequence within a contained and recognisable setting.
The Cheaters remains of interest as an example of compact, character-driven crime fiction, where the dynamics of trust, desire, and opportunism are brought into sustained tension.
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